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  • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    also paid for the building of roads and other infrastructure.

    Except we don’t (generally) get charged again for using those roads once they have been built.

    • General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      WDYM? Who is charged again for what?

      Roads require constant maintenance, which is paid for through taxes. Obviously, we’re not charged for the building or maintenance of most roads.

        • General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          You can download one of the many free models and run it yourself. You’ll find that it costs you money for hardware and electricity.

          Data centers aren’t free and neither are scientists or engineers.

          • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Yes, but Google isn’t exactly releasing their model for free now are they. And that’s what this article is about.

            • General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              8 months ago

              The people in the data centers and the engineers and scientists don’t work for free. That’s what you consider “paying again”?

              • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                8 months ago

                We have already paid in time and knowledge:

                When should we all expect to receive our check for the content we contributed to Stack Exchange?

                • General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  8 months ago

                  Hard to believe that someone expecting a check for posting on the internet would ever give a helpful answer for free.

                  • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    8 months ago

                    Giving helpful answers for free is one thing, then having someone else profit off your contributions, in this way, is another.