GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright::undefined

  • kromem@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    In general, if the US government were smart (and not currently tearing itself apart) it would be creating a generative AI public service like the postal service, potentially even relying on public government documents and the library system for training.

    Offer it at effectively cost for the public to use. Would drive innovation and development, nothing produced by it would be copyrightable, and it would put pressure on private options to compete against it.

    We can still have the FedEx or DHL of gen AI out there, but they would need to contend with the public option being cheaper and more widely available for use.

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      9 months ago

      In addition to the US government actually needing to do work, the senators would need to understand how to turn a computer on and off.

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      9 months ago

      So the government gets to ignore copyright, but nobody else?

      No thanks.

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      Yeah, but the attempts to kill off the USPS have been surprisingly bi-partisan

      I literally don’t think the US will ever see a new socialized industry ever happen

      Edited for clarity, to make it more obvious I’m not blaming just one party for this