>if you can’t see the difference between making a tool for others to use, and copyright violations, I don’t see value in continuing the discussion.

If a tool I used is suspected of containing copyright violations, it'd get sued. This happens even in software as Google v. Oracle has shown (among dozens of other cases. Maybe hundreds by now).

And lo and behold, OpenAI is getting sued on suspicion of copyright violation. "tools for other to use" isn't a defense against copyright violation, and never has been.