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[โ€“] timmytbt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but AI scraping humanities creative output is not what I would consider fair use!

[โ€“] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works -1 points 12 hours ago

Training is transformative use.

A gigabyte of linear algebra that can rap about the Silmarillion is plainly not just copying. It's not even large enough to contain a meaningful fragment of every book that shaped it.