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Post by recitedropper » Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 2:51 PM UTC

iosifache wrote: post #12

neilv wrote: post #2

> This software does not endorse unauthorized acquisition of copyrighted content and should be regarded solely as a utility. Users are urged to respect the intellectual property rights of authors and acknowledge the considerable effort invested in document creation. How sincere is that statement?

I just provide a hammer. Users decide whether they're hitting their own nail or the metal one. The comparison might be loose, but the problem is similar to releasing a browser. Do you prevent users from accessing websites you think are malicious or illegal? Or do you delegate that responsibility? I was hesitant about releasing the MCP server as open source software, but I hope (1) it proves useful for others and (2)…

Post by GuinansEyebrows » Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 4:20 PM UTC

hombre_fatal wrote: post #70

snickerdoodle12 wrote: post #66

Insane how HN cheers on piracy nowadays, all because it helps them train their LLMs

This isn’t about training LLMs at all. Also, HN like the rest of the world was always pro-piracy and getting the fruits of your labor without paying for it. The only time I’ve seen anti-piracy comments has been been wrt LLM training. Suddenly people pretend to care but it feels performative.

Post by CamperBob2 » Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

snickerdoodle12 wrote: post #66

Insane how HN cheers on piracy nowadays, all because it helps them train their LLMs

Post by CamperBob2 » Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 5:43 PM UTC

hollerith wrote: post #76

CamperBob2 wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The evolution of intelligence and its intersection with universal access to knowledge is more important than copyright. To the extent copyright interests want to pick a fight with AI, they must lose, and decisively so.

Lots of things are more important than the evolution of intelligence. This blind faith in technological progress is becoming grossly incompatible with the interests of ordinary people.

Post by hollerith » Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 6:10 PM UTC

CamperBob2 wrote: post #77

hollerith wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lots of things are more important than the evolution of intelligence. This blind faith in technological progress is becoming grossly incompatible with the interests of ordinary people.

TBH, I'm not super impressed with "ordinary people" lately. Most of the time, I don't spare "ordinary people" a thought. Lately, I have, though. The thought is primarily something along the lines of, "How can these people be stopped before they hose us all?"