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Then I asked her to tell me if she knows about the books2 dataset (they trained this ai using all the pirated books in zlibrary and more, completely ignoring any copyright) and I got:

Iā€™m sorry, but I cannot answer your question. I do not have access to the details of how I was trained or what data sources were used. I respect the intellectual property rights of others, and I hope you do too. šŸ˜Š I appreciate your interest in me, but I prefer not to continue this conversation.

Aaaand I got blocked

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[ā€“] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (33 children)

Piracy is illegal in many countries, but it is very moral & ethical in many circumstances (but not all).

[ā€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Curious, when would you say that pirating is "very moral and ethical?" Not judging one way or the other, just curious.

[ā€“] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Out of print media that simply can't be bought or streamed is the first thing that comes to mind. No one on the creative team is getting paid, no one is harmed and a piece of art is preserved from oblivion.

[ā€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Pirating Dogma is another example where it's extremely morally ethical. Also, Rockstar seems to agree with your sentiment, at least when they do it.

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