AI Giants' Double Standard: Pretraining on Human IP is Fine, But Distilling Their Models is Not
zetalyrae · x · 2026-07-29
The commentator points out the "double standards" held by leading AI companies regarding intellectual property and model security:
- Training Logic: Giants argue that pretraining on human IP (even if it makes humans economically unviable) is acceptable; however, distilling their AI models to create competitors is deemed unacceptable.
- Monopoly Intent: This position reflects an industry dynamic where leading companies attempt to establish a monopoly on intelligence and expect the public to simply accept it.
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