destructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 24 hours agoWikipedia is one of the last genuine places on the Internet, and these rat bastards are trying to contaminate that, toolemmy.worldimagemessage-square124linkfedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down19
arrow-up1685arrow-down1imageWikipedia is one of the last genuine places on the Internet, and these rat bastards are trying to contaminate that, toolemmy.worlddestructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 24 hours agomessage-square124linkfedilink
minus-squareATPA9@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up106arrow-down1·19 hours agoIt’s getting scraped anyway. So why not get some money from it?
minus-squareSLVRDRGN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 hours agoThis right here is the reason why companies that started out with good quality/intentions turn into companies with crappy mediocre products that now actually contribute to the opposite effect on the world than everything they once stood for.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·12 hours agoThey probably realized that it was a losing battle and they didn’t want to pay legal fees.
minus-squareFedizen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up48·19 hours agoImo this. Selling access also implies its illegal to access without purchasing rights which imho helps undermine AI’s only monetary advantage
It’s getting scraped anyway. So why not get some money from it?
This right here is the reason why companies that started out with good quality/intentions turn into companies with crappy mediocre products that now actually contribute to the opposite effect on the world than everything they once stood for.
They lose the right to sue them
They probably realized that it was a losing battle and they didn’t want to pay legal fees.
Imo this. Selling access also implies its illegal to access without purchasing rights which imho helps undermine AI’s only monetary advantage