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exactly, I don't understand how HN doesn't understand this by this logic every business contract in tech is just a bunch of lies and means nothing and the only
by r_lee 2mo ago
exactly, I don't understand how HN doesn't understand this
by this logic every business contract in tech is just a bunch of lies and means nothing and the only way to do anything is to have a server sitting next to you, otherwise it's "someone else's computer"
- 20k 2mo agoI mean, they've already violated the law in acquiring all their training data already, why would they be uncomfortable violating a contract to get more training data?
- vineyardmike 2mo agoBecause violating the law was the prerequisite to starting their business, without it they're worth $0 and have no models. They've already survived Training on customer input may help the models but it isn't "bet the farm" helpful. Now, they have a thriving business, so they shouldn't risk their business for incremental data that they can buy. At this point, the reputation of the business matters too. Fable explicitly didn't support zero-retention usage, and it saw significantly lower adoption vs other flagship models, and their past releases. Being caught abusing enterprise contracts is really hard to dig out of.
- r_lee 2mo agoand they're under no contract with those millions of websites and books, but it's a whole other thing when it's a paying customer, especially a large enterprise with a signed contract with DPAs etc.