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Mastodon user criticizes LLM developers for data scraping and charging for AI

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A Mastodon user expressed strong criticism regarding large language model (LLM) developers. The user alleged that these companies scrape vast amounts of global knowledge without consent or compensation, use this data to train their models, and then charge users for access to the resulting technology. This practice was described as being run by individuals lacking ethical considerations. AI

RANK_REASON This is a single user's opinion on a social media platform, not a significant industry event or release.

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Mastodon user criticizes LLM developers for data scraping and charging for AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Long story short: these guys scrape the entire world's knowledge without permission or paying a single dime, train their models on everyone else's work, and the

    Long story short: these guys scrape the entire world's knowledge without permission or paying a single dime, train their models on everyone else's work, and then charge the whole world for the right to use it. It's impossible not to feel like we're living in a matrix run by assho…

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