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Well, it could be a troubling infatuation with inbreeding.

Or at least, they will, in theory apparently.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pondering how he can steal the content from this article for Bing Generative AI search results.

We now have some more comprehensive studies into the phenomenon, with this new paper published inNature.

Every action these companies take in the name of AI screams of greed and reckless irresponsibility.

But hey, maybe that’s partially the point.

Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pondering how he can steal the content from this article for Bing Generative AI search results.

I can’t foresee Microsoft and Google taking any of this seriously, though.

Nor do I expect any recompense for the content being stolen wholesale to power these systems.

What I do foresee, though, is a pretty dark future for the internet.

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