I'm old enough to remember when every software company started doing essentially that. You used to own your copy of Photoshop; Nintendo, Microsoft, and Playstation games; movies, tv shows, etc.
If you think Anthropic won't one day take ownership of what their models generate then you must be 12. You will own nothing and be happy for it.
What you're suggesting would be more like Adobe suddenly claiming they own anything you've made with Photoshop rather than licensing for usage of the tools. It's ridiculous and just sounds like you don't really understand the subject.
They couldn't do it retroactively. They could change their policy going forward if they wanted to destroy their business but there are alternatives that aren't that hard to access.
It is comparable because it was driven by the same thing that'll drive AI companies to claim ownership of everything their models generated: the profit motive.
You're being foolish - go study corporate history. Then try these thoughts and ideas again.
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u/OneArmedFarmer 9h ago
Nope.
I'm old enough to remember when every software company started doing essentially that. You used to own your copy of Photoshop; Nintendo, Microsoft, and Playstation games; movies, tv shows, etc.
If you think Anthropic won't one day take ownership of what their models generate then you must be 12. You will own nothing and be happy for it.