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Is training on pirated books fair use?

Posted by Tim O'reilly · Founder & CEO less than a minute ago

I haven't been following the various cases on AI and copyright, but ChatGPTiseatingtheworld does just that. Here's the fascinating analysis of...

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Jason Zins

on... OpenAI Forecasts Revenue Topping $125 Billion in 2029 as Agents, New Products Gain

OpenAI should spin-off its consumer and enterprise product business into a for-profit entity and open-source its models with continued R&D under the non-profit entity.

Tim O'reilly

on... OpenAI Would Buy Chrome, Executive Testifies

What a bad idea! Take a product from one monopoly and sell it to a would-be monopolist. Not only that, you're taking it from a company that doesn't monetize it directly and selling it to one that would have to find ways to monetize it HEAVILY in order to pay for the purchase. The breakup of Google's ad business makes sense to me, but taking pieces that are currently subsidized as part of a competitive moat - providing a lot of value to consumers as part of the bundle, and selling them to someone eager to monetize (i.e. enshittify) them - seems like a bad idea.

Anuj Patel

on... After a Dramatic Implosion, Can Unity Software Resurrect Itself?

Meanwhile, Applovin's execution was rewarded by the market. Good luck to Unity but tough hill to climb back

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