Google's Copyright Argument Accidentally Concedes Generative AI Output Is Unpredictable
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-27
In siding with OpenAI on the argument that copyright has no place in AI development, Google reportedly justified its stance by saying generative AI systems are non-deterministic, making their output impossible to fully predict. Commentator ChombaBupe points out the irony: this framing essentially concedes that chatbots behave like stochastic parrots, handing ammunition to critics while defending AI training on copyrighted data.
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