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In Europe: no. Training ML systems doesn't require a license.

In the US: we don't know yet. The law is not clear, and there are lots of suits in progress.




You misunderstand. They copied the literal image from facebooks computers to their own to train with.


And that may be permitted under fair use. It is not yet settled law in the US.


Under what theory would they be granted fair use for commercial use of images illegally acquired from a third party and ultimately jacked from people who they have no business relationship with?




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