• FaceDeer
    link
    fedilink
    119 months ago

    Instead you’re posting to the Fediverse, which is even more open for use by third parties.

    • @residentmarchant
      link
      English
      179 months ago

      Yea, but it’ll be open forever, nobody can turn off an app overnight and profit from it.

      • FaceDeer
        link
        fedilink
        49 months ago

        Right. But my point is that they can profit from it. The issue lots of folks seem to be having is “how dare Reddit make money using something I did!”, and that issue is even worse for the Fediverse since lots of companies can be doing it.

        • Undearius
          link
          fedilink
          English
          99 months ago

          And what value is a commodity that is available to everyone?

          I don’t disagree with your point but I’m sure it couldn’t be sold for as much as when it’s a limited resource.

          • FaceDeer
            link
            fedilink
            19 months ago

            The value comes from the work that can be done with it. If you can train an AI off it then it’s worth something.

            • Undearius
              link
              fedilink
              English
              59 months ago

              It’s one thing if you’re processing and doing work with the data but Reddit will be getting $60,000,000 a year for simple having the data.

              • FaceDeer
                link
                fedilink
                19 months ago

                They can’t do the work without the data, though.

                Or rather, they can’t do the work without the risk of Reddit raising a legal fuss that would cost them more than $60 million. The data itself can already be downloaded for free from various places.

    • Lexi Sneptaur
      link
      fedilink
      English
      59 months ago

      Its obscure enough that I don’t think it’s being sought out by AI companies. The nature of federated instances should make it a bit more challenging to pull a complete data set too

      • FaceDeer
        link
        fedilink
        49 months ago

        Not so obscure that Meta isn’t paying attention and planning for interoperation, and Meta is one of the biggest players in the AI development field.

        A complete data set isn’t required, just a comprehensive one.