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simonwyesterday at 8:39 PM0 repliesview on HN

I often think suspect that the goal isn't exclusively training data so much as it's the freedom to do things that they haven't thought of in the future.

Imagine you come up with non-vague consumer terms for your product that perfectly match your current needs as a business. Everyone agrees to them and is happy.

And then OpenAI discover some new training technique which shows incredible results but relies on a tiny slither of unimportant data that you've just cut yourself off from!

So I get why companies want terms that sound friendly but keep their options open for future unanticipated needs. It's sensible from a business perspective, but it sucks as someone who is frequently asked questions about how safe it is to sign up as a customer of these companies, because I can't provide credible answers.