Do you think people should be allowed to learn from books we read, music we hear, etc?

If we’re extending copyright to be not only about reproduction of the work, but also providing part of a large knowledge base for future creators to build upon… why does it matter if it’s a neural network or human being doing the learning?

I personally hope the copyright maximalists fail, because if they succeed in making “learning from a copyrighted work” without paying illegal, we end up in a dark place indeed.