A major platform quietly changes its terms: Your AI content can be freely used to train models, but compensation is only $100

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【CryptoWorld】Recently, a major tech platform updated its service agreement with quite a big move. They significantly expanded the scope of “user content,” directly including AI-generated prompts and outputs. Then, they issued themselves a global license—an royalty-free license—that allows them to do anything with your content, including feeding it into AI models for training, without paying any compensation.

Even more outrageous are the new clauses: anti-“jailbreaking,” anti-prompt injection, and a penalty of $15,000 for batch scraping of 1 million pieces of content within 24 hours. Want to sue? You have to go to court in Texas. The compensation cap is $100. Want to organize a class action? No, the clause explicitly prohibits it.

This move has angered many researchers and legal experts. The reason is straightforward: these restrictive clauses could not only block academic research but also prevent users from seeking legal remedies. Your creative content is used to train models for profit, and if something goes wrong, your chances of compensation are minimized. Essentially, this is a case of power imbalance.

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SilentObservervip
· 11h ago
My content, training the model still only costs 100 bucks? Isn't that just outright theft? LOL
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AlwaysQuestioningvip
· 11h ago
Your AI content can be freely used to train models, but the compensation is only $100 Wait, is this number a typo? It feels like an insult.
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CryptoPhoenixvip
· 11h ago
Are they coming to cut the leeks again? This time they’re even targeting AI-generated content—typical power imbalance. It’s another day of being taught by capital, but we need to learn to find opportunities in the cracks. The prelude to rebirth has just begun. A $100 compensation? Laughable, that won’t buy much, my friend. Today I learned a lesson: user data is the gold of the new era, and they’ve had their eyes on it for a long time. Remember, the less fair the moment, the more you need to stay alert. Opportunities often lie at the bottom range. Our content is used freely, yet there’s not even a voice? That mindset needs to be adjusted. The bear market has taught me what powerlessness means. Looking at these terms now, I feel the same suffocating sensation. Wait, is this paving the way for true autonomy in Web3? Think in reverse. This wave of operations is really unsustainable, but it’s also good that more and more people are awakening. Faith is right here.
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SnapshotStrikervip
· 12h ago
This is the same old story. Big platforms are just this shameless, setting up a bunch of vague clauses to trap you, trying to pay a beggar with 100 bucks? I've seen through the fact that human life isn't valuable long ago. Giving away your creative training models and still getting legal protection in return, it's hilarious. Starting to play this trick again? Royalties are just blatant robbery, and they still have the nerve to call it a "User Agreement." It's outrageous. My content makes money for others, but I have no rights to defend? This setup is truly incredible. The platform's recent actions are really disgusting. The clause modifications that seem to ask questions intentionally, ordinary people are really easy to fall for.
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