"You wouldn't train your ML model on a car" So a new form of rent seeking is emerging. This is a rare benefit of tech companies being as big and powerful as th

"You wouldn't train your ML model on a car" So a new form of rent seeking is emerging. This is a rare benefit of tech companies being as big and powerful as they are. They can't be bullied the way RIAA et al did with individuals. The scary possibility would be some kind of licensing agreement designed to shut out smaller players. I wouldn't put that past Microsoft, though I hope the everyone recognizes that the field is evolving so fast that any sort of blackmail payment like that would cripple progress.