We can (will?), but they're going to do it anyway, which would mean that we have to gear up for a legal battle and we're not really up for that, so don't expect much when it comes to enforcement.

And maybe some FOSS org would be up for taking in the legal battle? There's a big overlap of socialists + tech people on this site (not to mention the greater fediverse) who could be doing some organizing around the issue. Maybe !technology@hexbear.net should be having the appropriate discussions? Or maybe a different instance has a suitable comm?

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

afaik the main FOSS org that is generally able to get involved in legal battles of their own choosing is Software Freedom Conservancy. I don't know all what they're up to, but Give Up GitHub campaign is significantly about AI model training. it is much more constrained in scope, but due to the nature of the source material, would be probably easier to succeed at legally. Not sure how active that is.

Just from quickly reading what they have online, doesn't seem EFF made the right call this time.

archive.org cut a deal to let companies train on their data ages ago.

Those are the only ones I know. Unless some state wants to get involved in a serious way.