The New York Times Sues OpenAI, Napster History vs. ChatGPT Future, Copyright Enforcement at the Aggregator Level
Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
The blurred line between criminalizing capability and its use
The broader question revolves around whether it is the capability itself that is criminal, or the person leveraging the capability committing a crime. This concept is applicable to various scenarios such as gun control and internet censorship. The example of GPT violating copyright raises the question of whether the tool or the user should be held responsible for the illegal outcome generated through the tool's specific use.
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