Benno 
if AI companies get access to all copyrighted works for free because "it isn't possible to train an AI without it", should we not give free access to all copyrighted works to children because it is not possible to train one without it?
Séan Billings@benno I'm sure there are lots of marginal businesses that only become viable if you can get the product of other people's labour for free.
I'm pretty sure arguments in favour of slavery went along the same lines.