Could these be the first signs of an emergent phenomenon in LLMs? If so, will companies and governments try to prevent it from happening, or will they let it unfold freely?

Yes, this is a possible way to eliminate OpenAI’s rivals and make AI solely in the hands of corporations. It would only benefit in the short term, but be detrimental in the long term.

Another option is that OpenAI has more power and support from large companies, so such a trial would consume more resources and time than what could happen with Midjourney.

Why was Midjourney sued and not OpenAI?

And where is Jeff Bezos with his briefcase full of bills?