Comment on The Irony of 'You Wouldn't Download a Car' Making a Comeback in AI Debates

• toddestan@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The pirate is looking to save money with their copyright infringement.

  These AI companies are looking to make money from it.

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  • ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s no practical difference between the two.

    If I save 100 bucks a month from my expenses it means I have an extra 100 bucks to spend on something else.

    If I earn additional 100 bucks a month it means I have an extra 100 bucks to spend on something else.

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    • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The scale is the difference and who is harmed.

      Billion dollar company losing $100. Who cares?!

      Billion dollar company stealing from artists. We care.

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      • ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Exactly. The difference is in people’s head. Not in the act in of itself.

        Thief steals a lollipop. Who cares?

        Thief steals a car. We care.

        Both are still thieves.

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    • toddestan@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That may be how you see it, but that’s not how the law works.

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      • ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Well that’s not just how I see it, that’s how it is.

        Also, piracy is illegal. If you think taking copyrighted work of others without permission and training your AI with it should be illegal aswell, then there’s no contradiction there. The people I do take issue with is the ones who see an issue with training AI but not with online piracy.

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