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Re:4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors ... by altruios on Monday April 27, 2026 @10:52AM (#47922425)
pedantic and true. What was stolen was not data, but future revenue based on exclusive access to that data.
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Re:4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors ... by gblargg on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @04:34AM (#47931863)
Pedantic and relevant. If they lost the voice samples, they wouldn't have it for training new models. If they were copied, then they have lost nothing in terms of training.
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