What is science? Tech heavyweights brawl over definition

There are people who argue that after the horrible events of the 20th century, the time has come to stop pretending that science could be an "objective" universal pursuit of truth and accept that it's results can at any point in time become an instrument of power and thus subject to forces that pursue benefits for less than all of humanity. I have not read much more than TFA but both points of view, Musk's and LeCun's seem to be missing this perspective completely. In a philosophy of science, it seems hardly enough to describe how a group of people is to pursue knowledge. It also matters what then happens with that knowledge.

It is often assumed that publishing would somehow automatically ensure access and the option of benefiting from that knowledge, however there are many examples where this is not so.

Real science can be done by those who do not have the wherewithal to write or even read sometimes.

Publishing often has more to do with seeking eminence rather than qualifying findings.

People should not fail to respect the difference betwen natural science and other kinds either.