A man who worked an AI watchdog reveals how OpenAI representatives suddenly showed up at his door step, demanding documents.

  • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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    1 day ago

    Ah yes the old using legal processes to quash critics. Nothing to see here, just standard legal practice.

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      9 hours ago

      If you can argue that the action was baseless harassment, then do so. Frivolous lawsuits have their own penalties. But you can’t argue with the subpoena process on its face.

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        2 hours ago

        Subpoena + publicity = uninsurable. And when you work for a low-profit endeavor, your “damages” are limited to the money you might have made were you insurable, at least that’s how the courts measure it and the lawyers decide to take the case or not. OpenAI would probably gladly lose a case and pay whatever income The Midas Project lost as a result of OpenAI’s actions - profit isn’t the point of The Midas Project, reporting what is happening in the industry is, and that mission has been effectively thwarted with the uninsurable status.

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        3 hours ago

        Odd, I just kinda did do that. The process here is very clearly being used to try put a cooling effect on criticism, and the anti-SLAP rules only work if someone can afford to pay for litigation (another example of a flawed system).

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          3 hours ago

          You didn’t argue it at all, you just asserted it, and now you’re just asserting the motivation.