Subj : Re: Bots now account for
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Apr 19 2025 09:28:00

>  MP> With the growth GenAI, bad bots are growing in number, experts warn.

>  I listened to a podcast about bots no longer obeying ROBOTS.TXT files
>  and ingesting all of the web (copyrighted or otherwise)  -- in the name
>  of dystopia.

>  The internet used to be based on good manners and common courtesy. The
>  AI people seem to feel empowered to break societal norms for the
>  "betterment of mankind".

Yeah, I suspect that the more likely consequence, as you pointed out, will
be dystopia and not betterment.  We don't need to look much further than
DOGE to see that.  The empowerment to break societal norms may break
society itself.

Every time I hear or read something about this, I wonder if these
numbskulls ever read or watched any sci-fi.  The Twiligh Zone and the Outer
Limits alone should have taught them some lessons in not doing what they
are attempting.

>  Ironic when OpenAI is suing other companies for training their AI on
>  content that OpenAI took disregarding copyright.

That is very ironic.  Hopefully, the judge will note that irony while
hearing the case.


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