Michael Bannister
teadrivendeveloper.bsky.social
Michael Bannister
@teadrivendeveloper.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Bannister
To again quote @alicefraser.bsky.social on @thebugle.bsky.social, "If you can't afford to run your business while paying for the raw materials from which you make your product, you DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS! What you have in your hands is either an imperial project or a crime. Possibly both."
the view from a former Meta board member:

Making technology companies ask artists’ permission before they scrape copyrighted content will “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight,” Sir Nick Clegg has said. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
Nick Clegg: Artists’ demands over copyright are unworkable
The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry
www.thetimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM