@jespah,
jespah wrote:
AI was trained on my work, and the work of people I know personally, without honoring our copyrights. It's theft.
That does seem to be a problem...in this age where everything is monetarized, I wish I could think of a way to deal with it. But I reflect on the fact that I was trained by teachers who stole the work of others in order to inform me. I suspect some of them did not honor the copyrights of others.
It happens. I've had ideas, thoughts, and passages stolen from me, Jespah. When I see it happen, I am so proud I almost burst. But then again...I never copyright anything. I'm hoping that some of the things I consider original (I doubt there are many "original ideas" now worth stealing) are stolen and made important or universal. In the long run, it matter less who invented the wheel or who first harnessed fire...than that the wheel was invented and fire harnessed.