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We really need to talk about preserving the spirit of copyright, which is about protecting the labor conditions of people who make things. I'm not saying the cu
by __loam 3y ago
We really need to talk about preserving the spirit of copyright, which is about protecting the labor conditions of people who make things. I'm not saying the current copyright system accomplishes that at all but I do think a system where humans do a shit load of work that AI companies can just steal and profit from without acknowledging the source of that work is another extreme that is a bad outcome. AI systems need human content to work, and discouraging people from making that data source is at the very least a tragedy of the commons. And no, I don't think synthetic data fixes that problem.
- greyface- 3y agoThe spirit of copyright in the United States is not about protecting labor conditions. It is about promoting innovation in arts and sciences. > The Congress shall have Power ... to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. - United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, clause 8
- __loam 3y agoMy point is not about the precise definition of copyright, it's about how AI systems undermine the rights of creators.