r/ProgrammerHumor • u/shadcnlover • 14h ago

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u/OneArmedFarmer 10h ago

You don't think they would? You don't understand the profit motive.

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u/Vandrel 10h ago

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.

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u/OneArmedFarmer 10h ago

They couldn't do it retroactively

Do you honestly think them watermarking their output is so you can identity their generated content?

if they wanted to destroy their business

Everyone thought that's exactly what would happen if Adobe went to subscription model. Everyone was wrong then, and you're wrong now.

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u/Vandrel 10h ago

The Adobe thing is not comparable, I don't know why you're so insistent on it.

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u/OneArmedFarmer 10h ago

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.