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Mastodon user suggests paying human creators over LLM training

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A Mastodon user proposed an unconventional idea for the AI industry: instead of investing heavily in training large language models, companies could fund human creators. This approach would involve paying for original art, writing, and contributions to free and open-source software projects that do not use AI-generated code. The user suggests this could also extend to supporting newsrooms and journalists who avoid AI in their work, ultimately building a trustworthy content corpus for potentially less cost than addressing "model collapse." AI

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Mastodon user suggests paying human creators over LLM training

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

    I had this wild, crazy, thought about training # LLMs . This is a very challenging and expensive thing for the industry, apparently. What if the industry paid p

    I had this wild, crazy, thought about training # LLMs . This is a very challenging and expensive thing for the industry, apparently. What if the industry paid people to # create without the use of # AI # GenAI ? Pay for # art , pay for # writing , donate to # FOSS projects which …

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