Post by @simonbs@mastodon.social

2026-02-24 06:58 UTC

@nighthawk Porbably a little less, at least from the software industry, but I think authors and artists would give the same backlash. Just to be clear: my post isn't meant as backlash, per se. I use AI tools frequently. I just don't want Anthropic etc. to cry about someone stealing from them when that's their entire business.

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@Himalaya@mastodon.social 2026-02-24 07:12

@simonbs @nighthawk recursion babyyyyyyyy!! 😍

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@FSonder@mastodon.ie 2026-02-24 08:31

@simonbs @nighthawk Bank Robbers get mugged during getaway!!! Read all about it!!!

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@mirth@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-02-24 10:38

@simonbs @nighthawk It's somewhat comical. Part of why they are worked up about it likely that they assess distillation will be easier to defend legally than direct rights-violating use of training data. The reality is there are many strong technical teams in China and elsewhere, and their technical progress threatens the margins of Anthropic etc.

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@hosford42@techhub.social 2026-02-24 16:21

@simonbs @nighthawk I wonder if authors and artists would have something to backlash against if it were open source. Maybe someone in the *distributed, social* decision making process might have considered that it wasn't really right to take advantage of people.

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