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Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out, turning copyright law on its head (www.theguardian.com)

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In its submission to the Australian government’s review of the regulatory framework around AI, Google said that copyright law should be altered to allow for generative AI systems to scrape the internet.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's because they're corrupt and young people are just as susceptible to lobbyists bribes, unfortunately. The gerontocracy doesn't make things better though, that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

True but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be better to have politicians who have a better understanding of the systems they're legislating. "People can be bribed" isn't a good excuse to not change anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Definitely, I didn't mean to sound too defeatist.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

True. Human beings are the worst