> In her conference-opening talk, [Carole Cadwalladr] confronted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the theft of her IP to train the company's AI systems. When TED's Chris Anderson brought up this concern with Altman in an interview during the final conference session (with Cadwalladr applauding) Altman's response directed to her was, “Clap all you want to about that. Knock yourself out.” When Cadwalladr asked him again privately backstage, he waved her off, citing “fair use.”
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