Is the AI community fractured or really protective of the community?

(FYI- I use ChatGPT to help me articulate what I am trying to say so just a heads up that everything I’m writing here was with the help only in a limited aspect by just rephrasing) Hello to the AI community on Reddit and to everyone who’s passionate about the space. I hope you’re all doing well and having a good weekend. What I’m about to bring up probably isn’t some hidden or groundbreaking idea. It’s likely something that has come up in discussions before. Still, I wanted to share the thought anyway.