Damnation is inevitable, I think that is what the show is trying to express. At least this way the playing field will be more leveled before the real battle begins. This is already playing out in reality with current AI technology, where we see the likes of OpenAI, Meta and Google building and utisliing closed source AIs that give them massive leverage vs companies like stability attemping to opensource much of the resouce in an attempt to give society as a whole a fighting chance.