I haven’t. However, publicly held companies will general have quarterly / yearly reports [0] that would provide, I imagine, some insight into that decision.

It will almost certainly tell you they did so to generate income, but you might find some answers as to just how and why they think this will help them generate income from this activity.

I’m sorry I don’t have an answer, but I hope this resource can point you in the right direction (and I apologise if this is obvious to you- it isn’t to everyone).

0. https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=320193&owner=exclude

I wonder if this is related to Roman Concrete?

https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-cas...

I’m always a little floored when I see two older people debate something- and although both undoubtedly have smart phones, no one bothers to consult the oracle (google). And then to consider that while watching her ask her google assistant to turn off her lights.

I think whenever you have someone like this, an 81 year old learn something like how to code, you’re almost certainly dealing with someone who is highly passionate, highly motivated, and who isn’t afraid of risks, new things, or change. It’s not the prevailing view in our industry, but I suspect that between the average 20 year old and average 55 year old recent boot code graduate, the simple fact that they chose to pursue it at that age tells you a great deal about who that person is. I’m reminded of that one economist who won the Nobel piece prize on signals, where he essentially showed that a degree essentially acts as a signal- this person completed college, where you can infer something that is likely true from that- to navigate an otherwise absence of information.

And I don’t mean that to offend anyone who didn’t complete a college degree I myself dropped out while just one class away (PE) from a finance degree. I’m sure a lot can be said about what signal that sends.

I had never considered the possibility that they’d have authors, let alone science fiction authors. I wonder how difficult it would be to obtain North Korean literature.

I think the interesting question is- who is responsible when copyrighted material is provided as an output and is inadvertently used, openai, or the user?