Life, liberty, and the right to shitpost

Authors: Generative AI is a force multiplier for creative expression.

Authors: Limiting AI would mean accepting a more sanitized world, capitulating on America 's value of expressive freedom.

They say the most visible threat to the right to shitpost comes from lawsuits brought by incumbent industries over the presence of copyrighted materials in datasets used by AI developers.

Writers: Lawsuits from creatives and corporations could threaten AI model development.

The right to mock, parody, satirize, and poke fun at those in power is foundational to the American ethos of free speech.

The ability to harness language, images, and music in ways that were out of reach for many has the potential to unlock a new era of content production and consumption.

We must defend the right to shitpost.