Comment by sureMan6
2 days ago
They downloaded pdfs (shock and horror) to create and publish the first open weights LLM
Your ethics shouldn't be dictated by US copyright law
2 days ago
They downloaded pdfs (shock and horror) to create and publish the first open weights LLM
Your ethics shouldn't be dictated by US copyright law
> Your ethics shouldn't be dictated by US copyright law
If your ethics deem Meta ethical, they probably need recalibrating.
Actor and action conflation is incredibly common these days. If someone is bad and worth condemnation, all their actions must also be bad.
If a bad actor’s actions appear good, skepticism is warranted.
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Good action can also be a way for bad actors to buy good will so they can extend their other bad actions. Plus some of these actions are done on the interest of furthering the interest of the bad actors.
An example is Meta striking deals with telecom operators to offer unmetered access to Meta services making Facebook synonymous with the Internet in some countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet.org
Actions and actors live in a context. Stop being so autistic and start looking at the bigger picture. You are not immune to propaganda.
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https://twitter.com/dril/status/831805955402776576
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Adolph Hitler is often credited (with varying accuracy) with the Autobahn, fixing Germany’s unemployment and launching Volkswagen to produce affordable motor vehicles.
None of these make him a good person any more than Meta’s occasional positive acts make it a good company.
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It's more likely that their motivation was bad.
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> Your ethics shouldn't be dictated by US copyright law
Corporate lawlessness has no good outcomes for humans.
Are you saying laws shouldn’t restrict any company that give out an open source next-token iterator?
I think that’s more hopium ethics.
i don't necessarily disagree but others have been jailed for this activity (or like aaron swarz, driven to suicide)