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A former top Meta exec says AI is doomed if artists want tech firms to ask for permission to train models on their work
"I just don't know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don't see how that would work," said Nick Clegg, who left ...
Former Meta exec says asking artists for permission to use material would "kill" AI business
Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister in the U.K. and former Meta executive, said last week that asking artists for ...
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
As policy makers in the UK weigh how to regulate the AI industry, Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta ...
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This Requirement Would ‘Kill’ UK’s AI Industry, Says Former Meta Exec Clegg
Nick Clegg described it as “implausible” to seek permission from every artist before using their work to train AI models ...
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Legendary Facebook Exec Scoffs, Says AI Could Never Be Profitable If Tech Companies Had to Ask for Artists' Consent to Ingest Their Work
Fresh on the heels from his exit from Meta, former Facebook executive Nick Clegg is defending artificial intelligence against ...
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Former Meta Executive Declares Asking Artists for Permission to Train AI Would 'Kill' the Industry Almost Immediately
Meta's former deputy prime minister has stated that having to ask artists for permission to use their content to train AI ...
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Former Meta Exec: It’s ‘Not Reasonable’ for Artists to Opt Out of AI
Former Meta executive Nick Clegg says that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work ...
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Former Meta exec Nick Clegg makes ‘implausible’ AI comments
Sir Nick Clegg is the former British politician who is now also a former Meta exec, having stepped down as its global policy ...
Ex-Meta exec: Copyright consent obligation = end of AI biz
This month, members of the House of Lords, the UK's upper chamber of Parliament, voted in in favor of amendments to the ...
Ex-Meta Executive Says Requiring Artist Consent to Train AI Could 'Kill' UK's Tech Sector Overnight
Former Meta executive Nick Clegg warns the UK's AI industry faces ruin if tech companies must seek artists' consent to use ...
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Former Meta exec Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would “kill the AI industry in this country overnight”
“Quite a lot of voices say, ‘You can only train on my content, [if you] first ask.’ And I have to say that strikes me as somewhat implausible because these systems train on vast amounts of data. I ...