I’m concerned how AI often leads to people to defend copyright. I fear it will come out of the fight stronger than ever, while not slowing AI in any meaningful way.

Oh, I’m not defending copyright- I just think that everyone should play by the same rules.

I agree, the big corporations, their CEOs, their shareholders, and their employees should follow in the exact same footsteps as Aaron Swartz. All of them.

For those that don’t know, Aaron was a hero.

The result is going to be some kind of deal where AI use requires to pay a certain percentage or something like $0.01 per token in copyright fees. This will be the end of open weight models you’re allowed to run locally on your PC. It’ll be “piracy”.

It will strengthen the AI corporations by allowing complete monopolization of AI.

You and me both Boomer Doomer.

Kind of an either/or deal here. If AI loses, copyright wins (and it’s David fucking Ellison, son of Oracle himself). If copyright loses, AI wins.

Yes, we do live in a boring, dumb, and ugly universe.