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The LLM model is fixed somewhere in a tangible medium and it (allegedly) includes an unlicensed copy of a copyrighted work. The LLM spitting that out to users i
by unyttigfjelltol 3y ago
The LLM model is fixed somewhere in a tangible medium and it (allegedly) includes an unlicensed copy of a copyrighted work. The LLM spitting that out to users is (allegedly) both an infringement and evidence the model itself is infringing.
- brookst 3y agoIsn’t that a massive misunderstanding of LLMs? If I have infinite monkeys and typewriters, that does not mean the typewriters (or monkeys) contain copyrighted text. LLMs are basically an optimization of infinite monkeys using statistics. I can see how outputs can be infringing copyright, but I’m having a very hard time seeing how the weights can be. It feels like saying a musician is infringing copyright if they understand a song well enough to be able to create an infringing reproduction, even if they don’t.