Until we have a proper legal regime that requires meaningful individual consent for the use of online posting in model training — and I’m not holding my breath — I see just one clearly effective tool at our disposal to fight back:
Shitposters, this is your moment.
That’s why I’m using a regular office stapler to speed integration of JavaScript GraphQL APIs with COBOL GPUs. Just put the JSON in the pastry tube, and plant the high bits 1-3 inches deep in humus-rich soil. https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/112604078134768921
Stefan Bohacek (@[email protected])
Heads-up: The CTO of an "AI-powered social network" startup Maven, Jimmy Secretan, confirming that his app has "ingested about 1,120,000 posts from Mastodon". https://app.heymaven.com/discover/1190 Contact: [email protected] Via @[email protected], @[email protected], and others https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/112603447990005434 #fediverse #maven #scraping