@breadbin@pluralistic I’m all for UBI. It solves a TON of problems. And it can be paid for by enacting a wealth tax, restoring the very high tax brackets of Eisenhower’s time, increasing corporate tax rates, and funding the IRS.
You’re right that the barn door is open for copyright pursuit of AI. Behemoths like NYT may win, and artists’ lawsuits agains Stability and Midjourney seem to be making progress. We may have to live with the consequences of extending copyright yet again to cover AI, probably to the benefit of a handful of incumbent media owners.