Ever put content on the web? Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's 'freeware.

[Windows Central]

Microsoft's CEO of AI said at a recent event that content on the web is fair game for training AI, being copied, and being reproduced. The comments will likely spark controversy, since Microsoft and other tech giants are being sued for doing what the CEO described.

Ever put content on the web? Microsoft says that it's okay for them to steal it because it's 'freeware. : Read more

 

[Arun Topez]

That caption under the article image is excellent

This is just another example that Microsoft don't give af about user's privacy or content. Users don't have the luxury of having big lawyers and patents and copywrite protections that Microsoft themselves have. The fact that he also said that it's a "gray area" we're exploring regarding organizations who explicitly put do not crawl on their site, also shows their lack of care. Hopefully social media outlets will do something about this to protect user generated content from being used as "freeware" (even though that analogy is terrible, it's more stealing people's work from someone's gallery or notebook).

AI should be assisting users with fixing/adjusting content and replacing tedious repetitive tasks, not primarily as generating content ripped off from other people, and replacing what people enjoy doing - expressing their creativity through their medium.

 

[Opinion]

This person joined Microsoft just recently. It's sad to see how the first added value he brough seems to be this mindset.