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It’s not possible to have a license over an ML model trained on other peoples’ works, since such models are uncopyrightable. They’re more like a phone book; a c
by sillysaurusx 3y ago
It’s not possible to have a license over an ML model trained on other peoples’ works, since such models are uncopyrightable. They’re more like a phone book; a collection of facts trained by an entirely un-creative process. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36691050 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36691050
This hasn’t been proven in court, but it seems the most likely outcome.
- supermatt 3y agoAnd yet meta are specifying a license, implying they do hold the copyright.
- sillysaurusx 3y agoThey’re mistaken. It’ll take awhile for this mistake to be reconciled in court though.
- nemoniac 3y agoNot saying that this applies to LLMs but if you describe them as "a collection of facts [collected and] trained by an entirely un-creative process" then it begins to sound like one could argue for Database Right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_right
- inciampati 3y agoKeep working on it! A good court case and a landmark decision about this could change the landscape for the market for these models.