ploot to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCourt documents show Meta torrented terabytes of pirated books to train AI models, and employees wouldn't stop emailing each other about it: 'Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn't feel right'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1411
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minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 days ago81.7 terabytes of books (‘more than’, but we’ll use this figure) ➗ divided by ➗ 1 mebibyte per work (the samples of digital novels i used here to estimate size per work were around 500kb each; i took that and doubled it) ✖️ multiplied by ✖️ $250,000 maximum fine (per infringement) 🟰 equals 🟰 $19.48 trillion maximum fine.
minus-squareregrub@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 days agoCorporate death penalty pls https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_dissolution They stepped on the toes of several companies with lots of lawyers.
minus-squareJeremyward@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoI’d be fine with meta having to pay that 👍
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 days agoA fine like that will last about as long as it takes for Donvict FElon to sign an order making training AI fall under “fair use,” unfortunately. Or, just as likely, the individuals will be the ones found responsible rather than the corporation.
81.7 terabytes of books
(‘more than’, but we’ll use this figure)
➗ divided by ➗
1 mebibyte per work
(the samples of digital novels i used here to estimate size per work were around 500kb each; i took that and doubled it)
✖️ multiplied by ✖️
$250,000 maximum fine (per infringement)
🟰 equals 🟰
$19.48 trillion maximum fine.
Corporate death penalty pls https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_dissolution They stepped on the toes of several companies with lots of lawyers.
I’d be fine with meta having to pay that 👍
A fine like that will last about as long as it takes for
DonvictFElon to sign an order making training AI fall under “fair use,” unfortunately.Or, just as likely, the individuals will be the ones found responsible rather than the corporation.