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Re:Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open ... by VulgarExigency on Thursday July 23, 2026 @12:48PM (#49024621)
But distillation is not theft. They are paying for the usage of the API. It is also not copyright infringement, as AI companies do not hold the copyright for the output of their models.
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Re:Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open ... by kaibee on Thursday July 23, 2026 @01:54PM (#49025568)
> But distillation is not theft.

Legally no, but I think an honest reading of the 'fair use' statute doesn't actually pass the 'doesn't compete with the author's original work' aspect of fair use, even if the use is transformative.

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Re:Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open ... by VulgarExigency on Thursday July 23, 2026 @04:29PM (#49027610)
Fair use? Anthropic does not own the copyright to the output of their LLMs. Fair use does not enter into it at all.
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