44 pointsby pseudolus12 hours ago3 comments

jdlshore8 hours ago
Not a lawyer, but this seems like a pretty direct violation of copyright law. Even if AI’s use of it isn’t infringing, copying the files for upload seems like it must be. Scrubbing proprietary data doesn’t mean they’re suddenly public domain.
Who’s on the hook here, though? The contractor uploading the file is the actual person doing the copying. Or is OpenAI culpable for directing them to do so?
- KellyCriterion8 hours ago
  According to my understanding (IANAL), you dont have to go that far into copyright law - Id guess its already breaking working/conract in the very first second just by copying it and "carrying it out of the building", regardless if you spread it on the internet later on?
  Actually two breaches, if Im not wrong then?
osnium12310 hours ago
How can someone do that without violating confidentiality agreements from their past jobs? Just feels unethical to say the least.
- ungreased067510 hours ago
  OpenAI was built on stolen data. Why shouldn’t they continue?
- kevmo31410 hours ago
  Given the breadth of copyrighted training data laundered through these models, the ethics ship has long sailed.
aussieguy12345 hours ago
Legal issues aside, if a contractor does this and actually uploads confidential code from previous jobs, what's to say that they won't then upload OpenAIs secret code for future jobs after OpenAI?
Sounds a lot like they're shooting themselves in the foot with this requirement.