On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train Midjourney

Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by Cheer2171 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:55PM (#39017241)

I'm just curious if you believe that physical property or real estate is similarly a form of "thought control" that does not actually exist. "Property is theft" is a common saying in some intellectual-political circles, especially about land.

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by ronsor on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:06PM (#39019133)

Your question is disingenuous IMO. Physical property is about physical things, not thoughts. "Intellectual property" is literally about thoughts and work based on them - it's in the name.

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by jMyles on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @03:06PM (#39018365)

I don't know... I seem to go back-and-forth on the larger property question throughout my life.

But I certainly think that the casting the act of copying bytes from one medium to another as "theft" is propagandistic and dishonest.

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