• agent_flounder@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    That’s a terrible analogy.

    Reading a book designed to instruct you how to do tasks is not the same thing as training generative AI with novels, say, to write a novel for you.

    The user of the AI benefits from the work and talent of the authors with little effort of their own.

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      1 year ago

      So how about someone who loves to read books wants to become a writer, and uses the plot twists, characters, environments, writing style of books they already read.

      Does that fall under copyright?

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        1 year ago

        Depends on how close it is… But at least they are doing the effort of writing vs merely coming up with prompts for the AI.