Training AI models on copyrighted works is "squarely what transformative use…

@eff Making theft legal for useless finance clusters (aka billionaires) is a general purpose tool? I think its a very specific and narrow niche that only enables billionaires. This is a very mid shitty take.

@eff Much like how my tummy 'transforms' corn into a corn interspersed turd.

@eff The irony here is that this is the same EFF that has worked to liberalize copyright law, this lawsuit being no different. Unpopular as AI training may be, I am a bit surprised to see the pushback to the EFF's actions (which honestly looks like a coordinated, corporate-backed effort to shore up support for copyright maximalism), but I get why taking a principled stand is unpopular since it necessarily entails defending unpopular positions occasionally. Even Techdirt defends the practice.

@eff Well wont be donating to EFF any longer

@eff I've been donating monthly since 2017. You just lost my support.

https://supporters.eff.org/donate/recurring for anyone else that needs to cancel.

@eff Hello! Fuck you.

@eff I didn't have "EFF being deeply corrupt in the stupidest way imaginable" on my bingo card

I hope that boot tastes good

@eff Unfollowing, removing from annual donation list

@eff yeah, that's an unfollow for me. Eat farts and beat street.

@eff I disagree. To my mind, 'transformative' requires human intent.

@eff this really is a disappointing, "not donating again"-level of take

@eff Even if creating a generative model is transformative, selling the use of one as a for-profit service to undercut creative artists is preventing the kind of creation that copyright was intended to foster.

But since the generation of statistically similar outputs ensures that the further-derived generated outputs are minimally transformative of the sources, it’s misleading to describe the model itself as transformative.

These services should be required to license their sources.

@eff I'm surprised you're bragging about your staff attorney's boneheaded comment.

P.S. What are you patting yourself on the back for? Having a your staff attorney quoted in an article? I used to think EFF was cool but shameless self promotion is the opposite of cool. It's lame and gross.

@eff are you serious? You guys are compromised.

@eff Oh, that's disappointing.

@eff I fart in your general direction.

@eff Maybe these stupid #AI #Clankers can stop this stupid #DDoS attack on my server then?

If you have taken this hypocritical take on copyright, then you need to get your head out of you're ass, because if I did the same thing these companies are doing, I'd be sued into hell for it.

Translation: Someone at the #EFF is definitely getting fired over this stupid post.

@eff no

@eff a horrible opinion that screws creators. Unbelievable that you would not only support mass copyright infringement, but seemingly with enthusiasm. You've officially helped tip the scales in favor of billionaire robber barons and likely alienated a large percentage of your supporters.

Are you counting on large donations from the supremely entitled, inhuman, hoarding scumbags?

@eff oh dear!