Creators should not be required to opt out of gen AI training.
Many creators (e.g. Squarespace users) have no meaningful way of opting out. For creators who ‘can’ opt out, there are multiple overlapping opt-out methods, which are (i) incredibly confusing and (ii) woefully incomplete in their coverage. Even if a perfect universal opt-out existed (nowhere close), it would be hugely unfair to put the opt out burden on creators, given that gen AI uses their work to compete with them - many would simply not realise they could opt out.
And, of course, a lack of transparency / audit requirements means AI companies can simply ignore opt-outs:
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