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Authors concerned over AI training data; Flock Safety faces backlash · 2 sources tracked

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Published authors are expressing concern that their work has been used to train AI models without consent, leading to potential legal issues and threats to their careers. Separately, the surveillance company Flock Safety is experiencing public backlash over fears that its technology could be misused. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about copyright and consent in AI development, potentially impacting future data usage and author rights.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses concerns about AI training data and public backlash against a surveillance company, which falls under commentary on industry practices and potential issues.

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Authors concerned over AI training data; Flock Safety faces backlash · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sagalinked ·

    📰 Most published authors have contributed to AI models without their knowledge or consent, raising concerns about potential legal implications and threats to th

    📰 Most published authors have contributed to AI models without their knowledge or consent, raising concerns about potential legal implications and threats to their livelihoods. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/is-i t-legal-to-train-ai-models-on-copyrighted-books-its-complicat…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/is-it-legal-to-train-ai-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sagalinked ·

    📰 Flock Safety, a surveillance company, faces growing public backlash due to concerns that its technology could be misused. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/23

    📰 Flock Safety, a surveillance company, faces growing public backlash due to concerns that its technology could be misused. 🔗 https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/floc k-ceo-calls-for-compromise-as-surveillance-company-faces-growing-backlash/ # Tech # AI

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/flock-ceo-calls-for-comp…

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