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OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says

256 points · 198 comments · rudy6912

  1. port3000 · · focus · HN ↗
    If a bull escapes a field and causes damage in the village, the farmer pays for the damages and is liable. It's been like that for hundreds of years and I don't see how this is any different?
    1. pluc · · focus · HN ↗
      They've largely avoided compensating for everything they've stolen to build their technology upon; these people know that they will never face consequences for their actions. Ask for forgiveness, not permission.
      1. jstanley · · focus · HN ↗
        What did they steal? Did anybody thereby lose anything?
        1. simonh · · focus · HN ↗
          AI is being used to replace artists. They are being trained on copies of work by artists without being licensed for that use. So yes, artists are losing out.
          1. kjshsh123 · · focus · HN ↗
            The use of copyrighted material is unethical, I agree, but I don't think it follows that we should consider the replacement of work with technology itself unethical.
            1. simonh · · focus · HN ↗
              Sure. That seems like a non sequitur. Maybe some people are making such arguments in relation to AI, but this thread is about a particular unethical practice.
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