Former Meta exec says asking for artist permission will kill AI industry - Hypertext
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Former Meta executive, Nick Clegg, told UK regulators this week that any push to gain artist consent would "basically kill" the AI industry.
  • Nick Clegg, former Meta executive and UK Deputy Prime Minister, has reiterated a familiar line when it comes to AI and artist consent.
  • He said that any push for consent would “basically kill” the AI industry.
  • Clegg added that the sheer volume of data that AI is trained on makes it “implausible” to ask for consent.
  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Pure entitlement mindset.

    If your business is not able to stay afloat while providing fair compensation to those whose labor is used, whether employee, co-owner, or third-party, you are not entitled to keep running it. Society doesn’t have a duty to prop up wealthy thieves.