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FOSS advocate: Training data use triggers license requirements, fears compulsory licensing

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A free and open-source software advocate believes that bringing software into a training dataset triggers all copyleft and non-copyleft license requirements, including attribution. However, they express concern that the FOSS community lacks the funding to litigate this issue in court. The advocate notes that Big Tech and Big Content have differing views on this matter, with Big Content potentially leading to favorable outcomes, but also raises concerns about mandated compulsory licensing. AI

IMPACT Clarifies potential licensing obligations for AI training data, impacting how models are built and deployed.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from an advocate on licensing implications of AI training data.

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FOSS advocate: Training data use triggers license requirements, fears compulsory licensing

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

    @ cwebber I absolutely agree attribution requirements are **not** waived. Also, IMO *copying* & *distribution* done to bring the software *into* a training set

    @ cwebber I absolutely agree attribution requirements are **not** waived. Also, IMO *copying* & *distribution* done to bring the software *into* a training set triggers all copyleft & non-copyleft requirements in # FOSS licenses. I worry, though, that FOSS community lacks suffici…

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