However, for non-­creative goods, like research output in relation to treating health conditions or safety measures as they operate in autonomous vehicles, for example, collaboration is essential. By standardizing and sharing such information, we can avoid reproducing work (and mistakes) already made in the past. This is a life-­or-­death matter for many people, not something that ought to be sacrificed to preserve a competitive advantage for proprietary companies. Such information could be held in a public trust, managed by a committee with democratic oversight, with the capacity to set rules as to how access to this information is granted.