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		ToValueFunfetti 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger sca... I don't understand. In what way is plagiarism bad if it doesn't harm? If it were harmless to pretend you authored a unique take, how is the parent expected to react to you not harming them such that they realize it's bad?

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abustamam 2 days ago [–]

Harmless doesn't imply ethical. Plagiarism that doesn't harm is still lying.

ToValueFunfetti 2 days ago | [–]

Fair enough, shame on me for assuming utilitarianism.

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