AI Training Theft Debate

The cluster revolves around heated arguments on whether using copyrighted material to train AI models amounts to stealing, robbery, or theft, with one side insisting it is blatant theft and the other dismissing it as hyperbole.

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Sample Comments

Rapzid May 7, 2023 View on HN

Well, there is the stealing part.

SamReidHughes Dec 20, 2018 View on HN

Because some thief is getting away with it.

rokhayakebe Aug 25, 2015 View on HN

It is robbery, I am perplexed how you fail to see it.

sidewndr46 Apr 12, 2024 View on HN

You steal from those who can't talk to the police

astrodust May 8, 2019 View on HN

These are just asking to get "stolen".

jeroen Aug 28, 2008 View on HN

Surely the robbery part is theft. :)

pjmlp Oct 19, 2018 View on HN

The point is about stealing, not who about gets stolen.

ge96 May 24, 2022 View on HN

How do people do that blatant theft.

91Jacob May 13, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like a great way to get robbed

8note Aug 4, 2021 View on HN

It's still something that can be stolen