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by figers 494 days ago
Didn't OpenAI steal everyone's data they could consume from the internet? Actively being sued by the NY Times and others for this...
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Yes those cases will be interesting. By default a lot of copyrighted content may be legal to use for training (in the US but also many other places) under what’s called fair use. The cases you’re referring to will likely reinforce this, but it isn’t known yet. Note that it’s not just OpenAI on that side of the argument but also other (non tech) organizations that believe protecting fair use here is current law and essential.