> how is this any different than an artist studying another artist or even a group of artists and then copying that art style? isn't everything creative derivative of everything else (hero's journey, golden mean, etc)? copyright in general is pretty retarded. the ai itself is a product, not a human artist. if you copy someone else's work to make a for-profit product and it's not in one of the narrow fair use categories, then it's copyright infringement. they used those peoples works to create their for-profit product (ai). that's all we need to know, full stop. the product is not one of the fair use categories due to using other peoples works wholesale.
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