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OpenAI now tries to hide that ChatGPT was trained on copyrighted books, including J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
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this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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Why are people defending a massive corporation that admits it is attempting to create something that will give them unparalleled power if they are successful?
Mostly because fuck corporations trying to milk their copyright. I have no particular love for OpenAI (though I do like their product), but I do have great distain for already-successful corporations that would hold back the progress of humanity because they didn't get paid (again).
But OpenAI will do the same?
Perhaps, and when that happens I would be equally disdainful towards them.
It's like argument "but new politicians will steal more" that I hear in Russia from people who protect Putin
It's literally not, wtf.
Do not let any private entity to get overwhelming majority on anything period.
But do not kid yourself that Microsoft will let OpenAI do anything for public once it gets big enough.
OpenAI is open only in name after they rolled back all the promises of being for everyone.
That's my entire point. It's not who, but how long.
Also Microsoft plays both sides here. OpenAI vs copyright is wrong question. There's more: both are status-quo. Both are for keeping corporate ownership of ideas.
There's a massive difference though between corporations milking copyright and authors/musicians/artists wanting their copyright respected. All I see here is a corporation milking copyrighted works by creative individuals.