AI's Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
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- #Copyleft
- #AI Ethics
- #Open Source
- Big tech AI companies exploit open source and free culture communities by using their data without proper attribution.
- Open source relies on copyleft licenses to ensure works remain free, but AI models strip provenance, breaking this covenant.
- AI-generated works are not copyrighted, effectively making them copyright removal devices.
- Vocational awe explains why many contribute freely to open source, but AI exploitation may deter future contributions.
- Stack Overflow has seen a 50% drop in posts and comments since ChatGPT's release, indicating a shift in contributor behavior.