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> possibly a derivative work of all of the works that went into its training.

or… it is possibly a transformative work of the all the works that went into it's training, which would lead to a strong fair use argument. Given how permissive the courts have been with transformative work, this seems like an easier argument to make.

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But again, we’ve seen these models spit out verbatim text and images that are copyrighted (many examples throughout this thread). That doesn’t strike me as “transformative work.”

it is possible that those works are not transformative, but 99.9% of the output is.

Human artists can also create copies when instructed to.

That doesn't mean that the rest of their work isn't transformative, or that the process of leading isn't fair use.

Similarly, the law doesn't bar artists from learning, but provides recourse, when and if artists create and sell copes.

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