Weights are trained on copyrighted data. I think that ethically, weights should be public domain unless all of the data [1] is owned or licensed by the training

Weights are trained on copyrighted data. I think that ethically, weights should be public domain unless all of the data [1] is owned or licensed by the training entity. I'm hopeful that this is where copyright law lands. It seems like this might be the disposition of the regulators, but we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, maybe you should build your product in this way anyway and fight for the law when you succeed. I don't think a Chinese tech company is going to find success in battling a US startup in court. (I would also treat domestic companies with model licenses the same way, though the outcome could be more of a toss up.) "Break the rules." "Fake it until you make it." Both idioms seem highly applicable here. [1] I think this should be a viral condition. Finetuning on a foundational model that incorporates vast copyrighted data should mean downstream training also becomes public domain.