It ’s been a long while since we last did this but it ’s once again time to have a confab with the Winotaur , the Macalope ’s Microsoft opposite number !
THE MACALOPE : Hey , man ! Long time no see !
THE WINOTAUR : How make out you only call me when you think my squad did something wrong ?
THE MACALOPE : Because … it ’s more fun that way ?
THE WINOTAUR : Uh - huh . Typical .
THE MACALOPE : OK , certain , I should have called you when Microsoft saidit would work on with unionswhile Apple has been run around endeavor to crush them .
THE WINOTAUR : You should have !
THE MACALOPE : And , the Macalope should congratulate you on becoming the most worthful company ! Again . Apple and Microsoft have been lead back and forward for a while now on that but the MacalopethinksMicrosoft is on top right now .
THE WINOTAUR : I dunno , what day is it ?
THE MACALOPE : Just checking here … yep , Microsoft , then Apple , then Nvidia .
THE WINOTAUR : Pff . Nvidia .
THE MACALOPE : gravely .
THE WINOTAUR : That ’s a made - up name .
THE MACALOPE : Right ? But , wait , that ’s the past .
THE WINOTAUR : It ’s technically the present but …
THE MACALOPE : Well , everything is AI now .
THE WINOTAUR : Except for Siri , indisputable .
THE MACALOPE : Uhhh , that ’s a study in progress . Say , you still naming your digital assistant after a seemingly nude character from a video game ?
THE WINOTAUR : Uh , no , we stopped that .
THE MACALOPE : no matter , we got ta utter about this guy . This one special guy .
THE WINOTAUR : Not sure who you ’re referring to .
THE MACALOPE : The Macalope retrieve you belike do . Now , we have n’t lecture a sight recently because since Steve Ballmer left , Satya Nadella has been doing a pretty full job .
THE WINOTAUR : Word .
THE MACALOPE : Do n’t … do n’t say “ Logos . ” But this week … well , let me just pretend to look something up here again …
THE WINOTAUR : It ’s your editorial . Pad it however you like . They really pay you for this ?
THE MACALOPE : [ shrugs ] Okay , just gon na take this from The Verge … “Microsoft ’s AI boss call up it ’s perfectly ok to steal cognitive content if it ’s on the capable web . ”
THE WINOTAUR : [ nod ] Mmm - hmm . Mmm - hmm .
THE MACALOPE : That would be Mustafa Suleyman to put a name to the world - class wrongness .
THE WINOTAUR : How is he faulty ?
THE MACALOPE : Really ? You do n’t see any problem with that ?
THE WINOTAUR : overt web , babe . What part of “ unfastened ” are you not understanding ?
THE MACALOPE : The … copyright part ? lease the Macalope just quote him …
THE WINOTAUR : I forgot how eat into you using the third person is .
THE MACALOPE : “ I recall that with respectfulness to subject matter that ’s already on the open web , the social contract of that content since the ‘ XC has been that it is fair use . Anyone can copy it , recreate with it , reproduce with it . ” That ’s … that ’s not how that wreak .
THE WINOTAUR : You ’re just sore because Apple ’s so late to AI .
THE MACALOPE : The Macalope can get his ownglue and rock recipes , thanks . But is that your position , too ? That everything on the web is just there for the taking , as long as you ’re a big company ?
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THE WINOTAUR : If I instruct my nipper to register using the open web , I do n’t have to Venmo you some money !
THE MACALOPE : Well , first of all , you shouldnotteach your Kid to read using the subject WWW . secondly , you do n’t then go on to monetise your children , do you ?
THE WINOTAUR : I do n’t have child . Sounds like a mint of piece of work and I ’m more focussed on mycareer . Also , it ’s knockout to meet the right-hand partner when youlive in a maze .
THE MACALOPE : So deplorable . Well , these companies are then turning around and betray the thing that was created off of copyright fabric as a product . If you print the “ subject web ” and then endeavor to betray it as a book , yeah , hoi polloi can sue you for veridical money ! In fact , surprise , that ’s what a number of company are doing , suing Microsoft and OpenAIfor using their copyright material to discipline artificial intelligence .
THE WINOTAUR : If you do n’t want your land site hoover up , just choose out via a robots.txt data file . promiscuous peasy .
THE MACALOPE : Maybe it would be if the AI companies were honoring that . Many of them , admit Microsoft ’s married person , OpenAI , are just ignoring it .
THE WINOTAUR : Hey , people desire AI . Everyone ’s call for it . Got ta take it on something .
THE MACALOPE : remonstrance . Assumes facts not in evidence . The thing is , you’re able to get material , you just have topay for it .
THE WINOTAUR : We ’d … rather not do that .
THE MACALOPE : That ’s kind of what I thought .
THE WINOTAUR : I am still amazed you opt today to at last call me .
THE MACALOPE : Me too ! It ’s always such a joy .
