Comment on Slack is now using all content, including DMs, to train LLMs
FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 month agoAlso pretty sure training LLMs after someone opts out is illegal?
Why? There have been a couple of lawsuits launched in various jurisdictions claiming LLM training is copyright violation but IMO they're pretty weak and none of them have reached a conclusion. The "opting" status of the writer doesn't seem relevant if copyright doesn't apply in the first place.
deweydecibel@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well, thankfully, it’s not up to you.
FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 month ago
Nor is it up to you. But fact remains, it's not illegal until there are actually laws against it. The court cases that might determine whether current laws are against it are still ongoing.
Grimy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If copyrights apply, only you and stack own the data. You can opt out but 99% of users don’t. No users get any money. Google or Microsoft buys stack so only they can use the data. We only get subscription based AI, open source dies.
If copyrights don’t apply, everyone owns the data. The users still don’t get any money but they get free open source AI built off their work instead of closed source AI built off their work.
Having the website have copyright of the content in the context of AI training would be a fucking disaster.