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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by WesternMAGeek on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:56PM (#39017243)
And those who are getting paid those great tech salaries, should be willing to send 100% of their paychecks to artists while they code for free.

Because . . . they're not creating value with their code. It took them years to learn how to code well. All that effort should be contributed to the world for free.

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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by rideontime on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:13PM (#39017548)
Good point! The software engineers whose work was used to train Copilot, etc. should also be getting paid.
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Re:On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train... by boolemancer on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:25PM (#39017761)
> It took them years to learn how to code well. All that effort should be contributed to the world for free.

I mean, there is a plethora of open source work that is actually contributed to the world for free, right?

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