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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 10 points 4 days ago

I agree with your position on copyright, but not on AI.

AI is not:

  • “Stealing” digital goods
  • …of which there are infinite copies
  • …and for which “ownership” is a dubious and antisocial concept

But AI is:

  • Enclosing the digital commons
  • Interfering with free association
  • Neglecting mutual obligations of collaborative works
  • Polluting our global collaboration infrastructure
  • Sowing epistemic chaos
  • Enabling more exploitative work conditions
  • Concentrating even more wealth in the hands of the Nerd Reich