Declare that the current use of copyrighted works is not fair use. Create a new
"generative use" clause which permits copyright use consumption and transformati
on provided a number of conditions are met e.g. not-for-profit and for-public-be
nefit organisation.
Place a tax on current AI company outputs, similar to CD or harddrive tax in Fra
nce. This new "generative use" entities would not have to pay this.
The government/people "owns" all of the land and resources in it's borders and makes it available to people or companies on various conditions. You could interpret that they also "own" all of the copyrighted works (i.e. things become public domain at death+70years or whatever the current scheme is) and choose the mecha
nisms, fair-use, exclusive copyright etc, which are or aren't permitted.
Open weights doesn't solve the problem, yes it _might_ cause the bubble to burst, but it won't put the djin back in the lamp.
A brief look at labour relations in both the US and UK suggests that sustained direct action is the only real way to force change. The hard part for us is that for the last 25 years we've all been told that unions supress wage, and that we are all expert negotiators. Unions would be the natural place to start, but they are but a former shell of what they were (for good or ill)
I don't have all the answers but my gut is: resist convenience, educate yourself on how tech is steering politics, give input to city planners on projects, if possible increase your agency so that you have the ability to push back and influence career choice/conditions (build up financial security, live below your means, advocate for housing).
Tweek or reinterpret Copyright law.
Declare that the current use of copyrighted works is not fair use. Create a new "generative use" clause which permits copyright use consumption and transformati on provided a number of conditions are met e.g. not-for-profit and for-public-be nefit organisation.
Place a tax on current AI company outputs, similar to CD or harddrive tax in Fra nce. This new "generative use" entities would not have to pay this.
The government/people "owns" all of the land and resources in it's borders and makes it available to people or companies on various conditions. You could interpret that they also "own" all of the copyrighted works (i.e. things become public domain at death+70years or whatever the current scheme is) and choose the mecha nisms, fair-use, exclusive copyright etc, which are or aren't permitted.
Hope that open weight models destroy the monopolies?
Help open-weight models destroy the monopolies.
How do open weight models help devs to keep their jobs? Seems like the same outcome on different computers to me.
Closed models run by ~3 mega corps on monopoly is worse than ~anyone being able to use them at will.
It does not solve the problem but makes it more tractable.
Open weights doesn't solve the problem, yes it _might_ cause the bubble to burst, but it won't put the djin back in the lamp.
A brief look at labour relations in both the US and UK suggests that sustained direct action is the only real way to force change. The hard part for us is that for the last 25 years we've all been told that unions supress wage, and that we are all expert negotiators. Unions would be the natural place to start, but they are but a former shell of what they were (for good or ill)
I don't have all the answers but my gut is: resist convenience, educate yourself on how tech is steering politics, give input to city planners on projects, if possible increase your agency so that you have the ability to push back and influence career choice/conditions (build up financial security, live below your means, advocate for housing).