Technology @lemmy.world Pro @programming.dev 1mo ago

Former Meta exec (Nick Clegg) says asking for artist permission will kill AI industry

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Nick Clegg, former Meta executive and UK Deputy Prime Minister, has reiterated a familiar line when it comes to AI and artist consent.

He said that any push for consent would “basically kill” the AI industry.

Clegg added that the sheer volume of data that AI is trained on makes it “implausible” to ask for consent.

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Technology @programming.dev Pro @programming.dev 1mo ago

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Ha... He was the Lib Dem poster boy for a good decade. And they're something akin to pro-business libertarians. I wonder what Lib Dem Dep PM Clegg would have said to this!
- He was the poster boy because he managed to rise to the rank of completely irrelevant, the highest level of office any lib dem has ever achieved.

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