Among other things, the code requires companies to provide and regularly update documentation about their AI tools and services; bans developers from training AI on pirated content; and comply with content owners’ requests to not use their works in their data sets.

If Meta can’t agree with basic decency like that, I take it as clear evidence that Meta needs more regulation. I get the feeling that we’re watching a replay of the tobacco-asbestos-oil story again. Strict regulation seems to be the only way to control these corporations.

This, plus the recent ‘pay or consent’ fiasco, makes pretty clear they are going straight for a deliberate collision route with the EU.

I assume they got some kind of political backing for it, it’s a quite sudden all in. Sigh.

EDIT: Wrong link