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Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 month ago by markz@suppo.fi to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Torrent the Dark Knight to watch at home along and the media companies will sue you for infinity billion dollars. Openly torrent every movie known to man to train an AI and the media companies don't do shit.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Steal 1 movie, you're a murderer, steal 1million, you're a conquerer, steal 'em all? You're a goooooooood~

this comment is oc, DO NOT steal

[–] Akanes@startrek.website 19 points 1 month ago

Too late, but it's ok, i'll only keep it for personal use

[–] markz@suppo.fi 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You wouldn't steal a car.

You wouldn't right click and save an NFT.

Piracy. It's a crime.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

That doesn't work unless you also "steal" all the media companies' money so now they don't have any to pay the lawyers.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well in this case they are trying to do something... This whole "personal use" thing is Meta's response to a copyright claim against them.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago

It's not a personal Jellyfin server, it's training material for a possible future AGI. It's going to know a lot about terrible horror movies.