If you disallow “theft” (copying is not theft, let alone training), then as you said, only giant companies can afford to train datasets by licensing or creating

If you disallow “theft” (copying is not theft, let alone training), then as you said, only giant companies can afford to train datasets by licensing or creating data (e.g. Adobe, Getty, Disney). These statements always ignore that libre AI models exist, and rely on the weakening of copyright laws to let small creators use AI and compete against corporations that will use AI regardless, because once again, they have the resources to license giant datasets and we don’t.