“The programmer Simon Willison has described the training for large language models as “money laundering for copyrighted data,” which I find a useful way to think about the appeal of generative-A.I. programs: they let you engage in something like plagiarism, but there’s no guilt associated with it because it’s not clear even to you that you’re copying”
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art
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