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You didn’t think people used the answers for non-profit FOSS projects only. So what has changed?
Yeah, we paid for the development of the internet. We also paid for the building of roads and other infrastructure. We do and did that so that we would benefit from new and better services. That these services are provided by (for profit) corporations was always part of the plan.
Yes, some people profit more than others. So it seems fair to me, that higher incomes should pay higher taxes. This is something that has changed.
You didn’t think people used the answers for non-profit FOSS projects only. So what has changed?
Yeah, we paid for the development of the internet. We also paid for the building of roads and other infrastructure. We do and did that so that we would benefit from new and better services. That these services are provided by (for profit) corporations was always part of the plan.
Yes, some people profit more than others. So it seems fair to me, that higher incomes should pay higher taxes. This is something that has changed.
Except we don’t (generally) get charged again for using those roads once they have been built.
WDYM? Who is charged again for what?
Roads require constant maintenance, which is paid for through taxes. Obviously, we’re not charged for the building or maintenance of most roads.
But we are charged if we wish to make use of these new AI models
You can download one of the many free models and run it yourself. You’ll find that it costs you money for hardware and electricity.
Data centers aren’t free and neither are scientists or engineers.
Yes, but Google isn’t exactly releasing their model for free now are they. And that’s what this article is about.
The people in the data centers and the engineers and scientists don’t work for free. That’s what you consider “paying again”?
We have already paid in time and knowledge:
Hard to believe that someone expecting a check for posting on the internet would ever give a helpful answer for free.