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AI: The Great Copyright bandits

So, folks, let’s talk about robots stealing our stuff.  Not your lawnmower or your car, but your thoughts . Your words . Your precious, precious content .  It’s a wild ride, and trust me, it gets weirder. AI: The Great Copyright bandits You know those AI chatbots that are all the rage these days? The ones that can write you a sonnet about your cat or explain quantum physics in terms a five-year-old could understand? Well, it turns out they might be a bit of a copyright bandit. Imagine this: you’re a hard-working journalist, slaving away over a hot keyboard, crafting the next big story. You pour your heart and soul into it, only to find out that some fancy AI has taken your words, chewed them up, and spat them out as its own. It’s like having your lunch stolen by a robot! A bunch of Canadian newspapers, feeling a bit like their lunchboxes had been raided, decided they’d had enough. They’re suing a company called OpenAI, the brains behind ChatGPT, for allegedly using their ar...