BodhipaksaSep 26, 2023

I've just discovered that Meta illegally used one of my books ("I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha") to train its AI.

They are paraphrasing (uncredited) the contents of my book to make money.

I am not okay with this.

Sarah Silverman and others have started lawsuits. I hope some of the less rich among us can team up and do likewise.

h/t @petergleick

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/books3-database-generative-ai-training-copyright-infringement/675363/?gift=QdM39RGtR94-pmclr4oVwi9lpuV63yswBnoweowTTIM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&s=03

These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech

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Show threadalastair87 (old account)
@bodhipaksa @[email protected] I have a horrible fear that it's not illegal, because this time it suits the rich and powerful.
Sep 26, 2023 at 10:57pmWeb
Show threadBodhipaksaSep 27, 2023
@alastair Copyright law is fairly clear cut, as I understand it.