In fact, the next journo to interview Sam Altman who does not begin by saying ‘What’s the difference between what you’re doing and what Aaron Swartz did, apart from him doing it for free and you to add to your Scrooge McDuck piles of gold?’ should no longer be able to call themselves a journalist.
May 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In fact, the next journo to interview Sam Altman who does not begin by saying ‘What’s the difference between what you’re doing and what Aaron Swartz did, apart from him doing it for free and you to add to your Scrooge McDuck piles of gold?’ should no longer be able to call themselves a journalist.
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
Aaron Swartz downloaded 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta) in 2010. Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
June 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
Aaron Swartz downloaded 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta) in 2010. Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.