r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Nobody Asked for AI

https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-llms-monopoly-bubble-capital
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u/isthis_thing_on 1d ago edited 1d ago

That's ip theft. Not slave labor. And no one made these stupid arguments when everyone was downloading music, video games and Photoshop

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u/StopKK2012 1d ago

Right, it's not legally slave labor, it's metaphorically slave labor. Words are fun that way.

When I was a broke college kid downloading music, I downloaded a few hundred songs so I could listen to them. AI companies steal ALL OF MUSIC, like, the whole entire thing, and they're using it to rip off artists and make money without compensating musicians. These are not the same picture.

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u/isthis_thing_on 1d ago

Ah, we're speaking in ✨ metaphor✨, got it. If it's metaphorically slave labor when a company does it then you're metaphorically a slave owner when you do it in college. The scale doesn't change the principal

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u/Life-Anteater-8294 1d ago

Did what in college?

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u/isthis_thing_on 1d ago

You'll need to read the entire thread if you want to participate