OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
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Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documentation warned that it was starting a "doom loop" that would damage the web, characterized its scraping of data to train its models as the "largest theft of labor i
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
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Panel 1
Alex (excitedly)
Alex: Wow, Sam! I just heard OpenAI and Microsoft are planning to make a new version of the internet that will be super smart but will also be super mean! It’s like they're going to take all our data and play with it in a way that will make the whole internet feel yucky. It’s like they’re trying to make a game of hide and seek, but instead of hiding, they’re hiding our secrets and using them to win at everything.
Panel 2
Sam (rolling eyes)
Sam: Right, Alex. I heard that OpenAI and Microsoft were trying to collect so much data that it would basically be like stealing everyone’s lunch money. And now they’re planning to use that data to make super smart but also very sneaky algorithms. It’s a bit like if your friend kept stealing your lunch and then used that lunch to make super tasty snacks that were also really hard to resist. It’s not just a game anymore, it’s a big ol’ trick.
Panel 3
Robin (with a grin)
Robin: Hey, remember when we used to play that hide and seek game? Well, it looks like the internet is going to replace our games with a new version where the winners get to decide the rules. I wonder if we’ll still get to play at all... Or if we’ll just have to watch them play and hope they don’t cheat too much.
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