[jillesvangurp]

I don't think it's a meaningful distinction.

Robbing implies theft. The word heist was used here to imply that some crime is happening. I don't think there is such a crime and disagree with the framing. Which is what this is, and which is also very deliberate. Luddites used a similar kind of framing to justify their actions back in the day. Which is why I'm using it as an analogy. I believe a lot of the anti AI sentiment is rooted in very similar sentiments.

I'm not missing the point but making one. Clearly it's a sensitive topic to a lot of people here.

[JambalayaJimbo]

Portrait photography works whether or not there is a painting of the subject... LLMs cannot exist unless specifically consuming previous works! The authors of those works have every right to be upset about not being financially compensated, unlike painters.

[wizzwizz4]

Reasonable people disagree about whether copying is theft, but everyone agrees that plagiarism is theft.