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AI business model likened to selling library photocopies

A critic likens the AI business model to burning down a library and selling photocopies of its books. This perspective highlights concerns about how AI companies, like Sam Altman's, are monetizing vast amounts of data. Altman envisions intelligence as a utility, purchased on a metered basis, which critics view as exploitative. AI

IMPACT Raises critical questions about data ownership and monetization in the AI industry.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece criticizing the AI business model.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Imagine if someone photocopied every book in the public library, burned the library down, and then opened a subscription service for the copies. That's the AI b

    Imagine if someone photocopied every book in the public library, burned the library down, and then opened a subscription service for the copies. That's the AI business model. And here's how they're pitching their slop to us. Sam Altman: “We see a future where intelligence is a ut…