> The idea that authors, artists and other creatives will keep pumping original work as part-time love affairs so that AI bros can grab it and mint a dime is... strange.
I make a painting. I display it. My neighbor sees the painting, studies it for a while, goes home, and makes a painting based on what he learned from mine. People still enjoy my painting, still credit me with making it, and if they like it might still pay for a copy. My neighbor, having devised a way to make paintings really quickly, sells paintings for cheap. Can I send him a bill because he's making money based on something he learned from me?
Granted, a lot of this boils down to whether AI learns or copys/remixes; if it only creates what copyright law would consider derivative works, then that's another matter.
