I think anti-machine-learning suffers a similar problem to anti-GMO in that animosity directed primarily towards the technology itself easily loses aim on opposing exploitative power structures, sometimes instead even achieving the opposite.
I see big petitions against "irresponsible open source models", calls for expansion of IP laws such as to make "styles" into private property, and praise of Getty/Universal/RIAA. Repeatedly the target of ire seems to be just someone experimenting with Stable Diffusion, or a free book analysis tool[0], with disproportionately little focus on issues like employee surveillance.
I see big petitions against "irresponsible open source models", calls for expansion of IP laws such as to make "styles" into private property, and praise of Getty/Universal/RIAA. Repeatedly the target of ire seems to be just someone experimenting with Stable Diffusion, or a free book analysis tool[0], with disproportionately little focus on issues like employee surveillance.
[0]: https://mashable.com/article/prosecraft-novel-ai-analysis-sh...