Comment by bdcravens

Most of the 3D printing model repositories offer financial incentives for model creators, as they are usually owned by manufacturers who want to own as much of the ecosystem as possible. (Makerworld, Printables, etc)

Widespread AI generation obviously enables abuse of those incentives, so it'll be interesting to see how they adjust to this. (It's already a small problem, with modelers using AI renderings that are deceptive in terms of quality)