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Reddit discussion questions AI copyright on book-derived knowledge

A discussion on Reddit questions the intellectual property rights of AI companies concerning knowledge derived from books. The central argument posits that since human knowledge is finite and dies with individuals, AI companies should not be able to claim perpetual copyright over expertise gained from training data. This contrasts with the limited intellectual property protection for pharmaceutical discoveries, which involve higher development risks. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term implications of AI training data on intellectual property and copyright law.

RANK_REASON Reddit discussion on intellectual property and AI training data.

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Reddit discussion questions AI copyright on book-derived knowledge

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