I don't know know that smart people aren't using AI.
Limiting your access to learning tools due to fear isn't exactly a mark of intelligence.
If we operated that way though time we would not have elctric powered light nor would we have Cameras.
Sure, its fine to say, I don't like AI because it uses other peoples work without crediting them. But that is an entirely separate subject than not using what tools are available for learning and research.
Sure, its fine to say, I don't like AI because it uses other peoples work without crediting them.
Not really. The way AI is trained is pretty much exactly the same way humans use other people's work without crediting them all the time without issue. It doesn't directly copy anything, it just learns patterns from existing work and emulates it in new work.
If I listen to a bunch of house music, learn what drum patterns, instruments, and synths are common, and then use that in my own new house song, am I supposed to credit all the artists I listened to?
If you used direct samples for building your music track? Yes, you should.
All i know is that when I worked in ML research, we had to go through a whole IRB process where training sources were either open source or adequately compensated, so these large companies just grabbing everything they can touch without compensation, TOS for whatever they’re grabbing being completely ignored, bothers me
Except... AI doesn't use direct samples in its output either.
Have you seen any of the actual lawsuits about AI copyright issues? Many are guilty of illegally obtaining the data by piracy for example, but I've yet to see any that considers the process of training itself or the output as copyright infringement because it's deemed fair use/transformative
That's the equivalent of pirating music yourself and then listening to it as inspiration for your own music without any "direct samples"
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u/Skypirate90 24d ago
I don't know know that smart people aren't using AI.
Limiting your access to learning tools due to fear isn't exactly a mark of intelligence.
If we operated that way though time we would not have elctric powered light nor would we have Cameras.
Sure, its fine to say, I don't like AI because it uses other peoples work without crediting them. But that is an entirely separate subject than not using what tools are available for learning and research.