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Mastodon user criticizes AI firms for data extraction from public institutions

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A Mastodon user criticized large private companies for extracting data from public interest institutions, such as university libraries, to develop commercial AI models. The user argued that these companies then sell these AI models back to the public, advocating for stricter regulation of such practices. The commentary highlights concerns about the commercial exploitation of publicly funded resources for AI development. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns about the ethical implications of AI companies using public data for commercial gain.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece from a social media user criticizing AI company practices.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Mastodon user criticizes AI firms for data extraction from public institutions

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COVERAGE [1]

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

    “This is another instance of large, private companies making use of common-good public interest institutions in a way that's very extractive…and then using it t

    “This is another instance of large, private companies making use of common-good public interest institutions in a way that's very extractive…and then using it to be able to produce highly commercial models that then they can go and sell back to people," Regulate the living shit o…

    LINKS cbc.ca/…/university-libraries-ai-data-scr…

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