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A new essay from @RSI makes several crucial points about who really benefits if the @nytimes and vulture capitalists Alden Global Capital win their big lawsuit over AI training. Hint: it ain't local news. www.rstreet.org/commentary/...

rstreet.orgLocal News Could Lose in The New York Times vs. OpenAI Case - R Street InstituteIn a statement of interest filed recently in the case between The New York Times and OpenAI, the Department of Justice urged the court to reject the Times’ argument that training artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted works is itself copyright infringement. If the court allows these broad copyright claims to proceed, there could be...

Brandon Butler

@bb.usefairuse.com

Pointing to arguments in the Dept. of Justice's Statement of Interest, RSI's Spence Purnell points out that a win for these national titans will only further consolidate the market for news and information, at the expense of local outlets.

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Brandon Butler

@bb.usefairuse.com

22 Sept

In addition, by crushing, crippling, or driving up the cost of the AI tools already in use at many local papers, the big news oligarchs would strip them of powerful newsgathering and reporting capabilities.

Brandon Butler

@bb.usefairuse.com

22 Sept

I like Wordle as much as the next guy, but it's no substitute for reliable reporting on the City Council or the School Board. These lawsuits won't help support the local journalists doing that work; it will give a windfall to the national outlets eating their lunch and stripping them for parts.