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by munksbeer 2 days ago
I don't think it is easy, otherwise this wouldn't be such a contentious and frequently discussed issue.

A human who trains their brain on material they don't own then creates art or writes code based on this training, sells the product too.
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dpoloncsak 2 days ago
Which is not illegal to do. It becomes illegal if you directly use or reference the material in your product. Consuming copyrighted material personally is fully legal, training a model on that same copy-righted material is illegal. Where is the contention?

(Not a lawyer, just a nerd)

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munksbeer 1 day ago
>Consuming copyrighted material personally is fully legal, training a model on that same copy-righted material is illegal. Where is the contention?

The contention is obvious in your statement. Is it illegal to train a model, and why? Why is it legal to train a human on copyright material and then sell those skills, vs training a computer and selling the skills?

This isn't black and white.

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