If an AI application delivers some profound public good, or even if it might, it’s probably okay that its value is rooted in this unprecedented operationalization of the commons.
If an AI application simply replicates Everything, it’s probably not okay.
Is it Okay - Robin Sloan via lobste.rs
Nuanced and balanced argument, but as lobste.rs user minimax writes:
The simple question, “is it OK”, is much too broad, which is why the author ends up with both Yes and No. Better ask when and why are specific instantiations of the scrape-and-trellis pipeline and specific applications of its products morally justifiable, or not.