• FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    The value comes from the work that can be done with it. If you can train an AI off it then it’s worth something.

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      8 months ago

      It’s one thing if you’re processing and doing work with the data but Reddit will be getting $60,000,000 a year for simple having the data.

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        8 months ago

        They can’t do the work without the data, though.

        Or rather, they can’t do the work without the risk of Reddit raising a legal fuss that would cost them more than $60 million. The data itself can already be downloaded for free from various places.