The terms of service for tech companies are undergoing significant changes, and it’s not just about adding a few words. Some updates are introducing entire sections to explain how generative AI models work and what kind of access they have to user data. This has raised concerns among writers, illustrators, and visual artists who fear that their work is being used to train AI products that could replace them. They argue that they are being exploited, with their creations being used to develop technology that threatens their livelihoods. One such example is Adobe’s updated privacy policy, which has led some users to cancel their subscriptions. The question is, do tech companies have the right to use user data to train their AI models, or is it an infringement on creators’ rights? As one YouTuber and co-founder of a travel site aptly put it, “The hardware store that sells you a paintbrush doesn’t get to own the painting that you make with it, right?”
AI’s Dark Side – Creatives Fight Back
“We’re being destroyed already left, right and center by inferior content that is basically trained on our stuff, and now we’re being discarded.”
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