Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training

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Worth noting they're filing individually instead of joining a class action.

rocmcd

One thing that I think goes under discussed when it comes to the big AI companies is the _insane_ transfer of knowledge from sources like Britannica (among others) to the AI companies, which now use that knowledge to make money. If deemed legal, what incentive is there to create and share these datasets if some company can come and scoop it up and make money from it? All without attribution, copyright, or sharing any of the revenue. Regardless of illegality, it's a complete violation of trust and effectively poisons the well of the open internet.