The price of humans
9 points by juliethefoxcoon
9 points by juliethefoxcoon
Not because it’s better, but because somebody decided to value their users / customers enough to spend some time to create it themselves.
I think this value has just been made more tangible. There was always something intrinsically there, but AI is so low cost that it clearly has value. Hand-made objects have always sought higher price tags. You can go to Fukushima prefecture and buy hand-made pottery made by locals, or you can buy cheap cups and bowls on Amazon mass-produced. In that same way, bespoke products will probably always carry a markup.
In terms of legality, though, we know that current court precedent is that AI generated works can't be copyrighted. If you generate stuff with AI, that's great, but if you're a business and don't want your competitors to copy it, your claim for that decreases significantly.
In terms of legality, though, we know that current court precedent is that AI generated works can't be copyrighted. If you generate stuff with AI, that's great, but if you're a business and don't want your competitors to copy it, your claim for that decreases significantly.
I frequently ask people whose companies I know are all-in on AI what their company's legal department has said about their code. I have yet to find anyone that has any official guidance. I then encourage them to go bring it up to make sure the business is actually thinking through the implications of their decision and what rights they're giving up. In many cases, I would be surprised if the decision maker mandating AI use is aware.
Maybe we can finally coin the term "software artisan" for real now!