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highplainsdem

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8. Silicon Valley SOP is "Move fast and break things" - but with genAI they added "and steal things." They've

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 01:24 PM

Jan 27

all been very aware it's theft. They're just counting on having skillful but unethical lawyers, unethical governments, and a lazy and largely unethical public who won't know or won't care about the IP theft and other harms from the genAI industry, as long as they find genAI even slightly useful or entertaining. And it's that need to make suckers, gullible users, fans of genAI that explains why companies losing money on genAI are still offering it for little or nothing. They're trying to create a situation where genAI companies are considered too important to regulate, and too big to fail so goverments should subsidize them and bail them out.

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How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and discarding millions of books [View all] highplainsdem Jan 27 OP

Damn, that is really disturbing PatSeg Jan 27 #1

It should be. An entire industry built on theft, with the theft continuing, and both the companies and highplainsdem Jan 27 #3

It is all so big and happening so fast PatSeg Jan 27 #5

Silicon Valley SOP is "Move fast and break things" - but with genAI they added "and steal things." They've highplainsdem Jan 27 #8

"Move fast" PatSeg Jan 27 #12

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 SheltieLover Jan 27 #2

I agree, Sheltie. highplainsdem Jan 27 #4

I know SheltieLover Jan 27 #6

Thanks! highplainsdem Jan 27 #9

A must read. dalton99a Jan 27 #7

Thanks! highplainsdem Jan 27 #15

In theory if they actually paid for all the works used, would it be ethical? EdmondDantes_ Jan 27 #10

No, it wouldn't be ethical or legal. highplainsdem Jan 27 #11

How does that differ from people being able to do the same? EdmondDantes_ Jan 27 #13

Thanks for spotting that I'd botched that link. Just fixed it. highplainsdem Jan 27 #16

AI is here to make us all dumber and lazier so the oligarchs can do whatever they want. Coventina Jan 27 #14

Each genAI company seems to be trying to create a chatbot that users will become addicted to and highplainsdem Jan 27 #18

Or to know anything we aren't spoon-fed. Coventina Jan 27 #20

A lot don't use AI and don't pay attention to it for that reason. And too many of the ones who do use highplainsdem Jan 27 #21

Kick and Rec berniesandersmittens Jan 27 #17

Thanks! highplainsdem Jan 27 #19