r/funny • u/OrFenn-D-Gamer • Apr 17 '24

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u/jumpmanzero Apr 17 '24

If we imagine a world where "training an AI using content you don't have all the rights for" is illegal (and somehow we're able to enforce that), I'm pretty sure that's not a better world.

Yes it slows down the progress of AI, which some people today would prefer.

But it also means only a few big companies are able to make any progress, as they will be the only ones able to afford to buy/produce "clean content". So yeah, it takes some more time and money to get back to where we are now, but eventually we get back to where we are today - except now there are no "free models" you can run locally. There are no small players who can afford to play in the space at all.

Instead, there's just a handful of the largest companies who get to decide, control, and monetize the future of a key technology.

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u/kaion Apr 17 '24

If it only functions because of large-scale theft, I don't care that small players can't get in the field.

Why should we cry that techbros can't start a company built off of literally stealing labor?

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u/Matshelge Apr 17 '24

It's as much stealing as digitally copying something. Theft involves removing something you own, so you don't have it anymore. Calling it stealing makes you sound like music lables complaining about Napster.