[sillysaurusx]

It’s not possible to have a license over an ML model trained on other peoples’ works, since such models are uncopyrightable. They’re more like a phone book; a collection of facts trained by an entirely un-creative process. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36691050

This hasn’t been proven in court, but it seems the most likely outcome.

[nemoniac]

Not saying that this applies to LLMs but if you describe them as "a collection of facts [collected and] trained by an entirely un-creative process" then it begins to sound like one could argue for Database Right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right

[supermatt]

And yet meta are specifying a license, implying they do hold the copyright.

[sillysaurusx]

They’re mistaken.

It’ll take awhile for this mistake to be reconciled in court though.

[inciampati]

Keep working on it! A good court case and a landmark decision about this could change the landscape for the market for these models.