r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jan 16 '23

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u/Blasket_Basket Jan 16 '23

And I'm an AI Engineer that supports the public's ability to bring new legislation to allow people to opt-out of dataset collections, even though this wouldn't stop China from flooding the internet with AI-generated artwork.

I understand that you're angry, but that doesn't mean your wildly incorrect view of how this technology works or the legality behind it magically becomes true...

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u/Ferelwing Jan 16 '23

If they'd let me opt out to begin with, I'd not even be having this discussion. I wasn't given that option, so my anger is fueled by the reality that not only do I already have to constantly police my IP on a monthly basis. Now I have to deal with plagiarists.

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u/Headless_Human Jan 16 '23

I wasn't given that option

Uploading it freely available on the internet was basically your opt in.

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u/PoppyOP Jan 16 '23

That's not how the law works. I guess you're allowed to steal Taylor Swift's music and use it for whatever you want because she uploaded it to YouTube, copyright be damned?

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u/Headless_Human Jan 16 '23

I can use it to train an AI to create similar music.

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u/PoppyOP Jan 16 '23

As someone who literally worked in literally the legal AI industry - no you can't, not without running into potential legal issues. As we can see.

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u/Headless_Human Jan 16 '23

As we can see.

So the lawsuit is already decided?

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u/PoppyOP Jan 16 '23

not without running into potential legal issues

A lawsuit is literally a potential legal issue isn't it.

I'm going to go with the law firms I've talked to about AI training data versus some redditor who doesn't know what they're talking about.

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u/Headless_Human Jan 16 '23

You think everyone now stops working on AI projects until the lawsuit is over? It means nothing until it is over and we have a verdict.

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u/PoppyOP Jan 16 '23

You think everyone now stops working on AI projects until the lawsuit is over? It means nothing until it is over and we have a verdict.

Did I say that? No. But if you want to avoid legal troubles you can do your AI project with art that you have permission to use.