[paulcole]

> OpenAI should be contacting every single one and asking for permission - like everyone has to in order to use a person's work

This is the problem of thinking that everyone “has” to do something.

I assure you that I (and you) can use someone else’s work without asking for permission.

Will there be consequences? Perhaps.

Is the risk of the consequences enough to get me to ask for permission? Perhaps.

Am I a nice enough guy to feel like I should do the right thing and ask for permission? Perhaps.

Is everyone like me? No.

> How they are getting away with this is beyond me.

Is it really beyond you?

I think it’s pretty clear.

They’re powerful enough that the political will to hold them accountable is nonexistent.