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Why public good is so rarely mentioned in these trials? Authors earn living, yes, but two billion can use generative ai. Surely society and law need to find b
by theragra 3y ago
Why public good is so rarely mentioned in these trials?
Authors earn living, yes, but two billion can use generative ai.
Surely society and law need to find balance on this, and I personally think benefits to society mostly overweight negatives to authors.
- dmitrygr 3y agoEasy to give away someone else’s work, eh?
- theragra 3y agoAnd why is their work more important than anyone else's? Why won't we pay doctors, teachers and others for 70 years instead of once?
- bxguff 3y agotwo billion people can't use generative AI, it comes at tremendous cost on the front or back end. AI is not an altruistic endeavor, net result is that the largest companies in the world make money off the lifetime works of authors without paying them.
- theragra 3y agoThey can't now, because of cost. Surely it will be nothing in a few years. Nobody says anything about altruism, but a balance of public good and private profit. Like G.G. Martin is somehow much better than these corporations, profiting from writing a book once and collecting money for 70 years or more. Why no other professions receive money from consumers for an eternity? Surely your teacher should take part of your earnings? Your mechanic, if you are truck driver? Your doctor, if he saved you from death or disability? Your