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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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Oh, so that's what GRRM is doing instead of writing the next ASOIAF book!
But seriously, AI proponents seem to think it's the Wild West and they can use whatever they want, for profit, with no repercussions...
Thinking about it, perhaps GRRM should've used AI as a sounding board in order to get his book finished much sooner.
As much as I complain about his extreme slowness, I'd still rather get a book written 100% by GRRM! The computers can get their turn after he, me, you, and everyone else is dead...
I get your sentiment, and I'm not gonna argue against it. As a freelance illustrator, I've had my own fair share of problems meeting deadlines. I wish I can just make art at my own pace, but my clients want work to be churned out as soon as possible. Which I will relate this conversation with AI. I feel like AI (at its current usage) just perpetuates the vicious cycle in capitalism where quantity trumps quality, or that they have unrealistic expectations for work to be of high quality but with unrealistic deadlines. That's why they turn to AI.
How exactly has OpenAI harmed GRRM? It's not like you can ask it to output a free copy of an entire book.
Last I checked, the author is doing just fine, and I'm sure if he finishes another book before retiring it will sell very well regardless of the outcome of this lawsuit.
Also - I bet if OpenAI's balance sheet were public there wouldn't be any profits to be found. They're losing money hand over fist.
If they used his works to train models without arranging proper licensing prior they've been unjustly enriched.