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Yes, they are different actions.

But arguably these actions share enough characteristics that it’s reasonable to place them in the same category. Something like: “products that exist largely/solely because of the work of other people”. The nonconsensual nature of this and the lack of compensation is what people understandably take issue with.

There is enough similarity that it evokes specific feelings about OpenAI when they suddenly find themselves on the other side of the situation.




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