L4sBotJul 26, 2023

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works

https://lemmy.world/post/2191673

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works - Lemmy.world

Thousands of authors demand payment from AI companies for use of copyrighted works::Thousands of published authors are requesting payment from tech companies for the use of their copyrighted works in training artificial intelligence tools, marking the latest intellectual property critique to target AI development.

Show threadFontMasterFlexJul 27, 2023
So what’s the difference between a person reading their books and using the information within to write something and an ai doing it?
Show threadSanelessJul 27, 2023
Because AIs aren’t inspired by anything and they don’t learn anything
Show threadr1veRRRJul 27, 2023
So uninspired writing is illegal?
Show threaddanJul 27, 2023
No but a lazy copy of someone else’s work might be copyright infringement.
Show threadOduseiJul 27, 2023
So when does Kevin Costner get to sue James Cameron for his lazy copy of Dances With Wolves?
Show threadTelodzrum
Avatar is not Dances with Wolves. It’s Ferngully.
Jul 28, 2023 at 2:35amWeb