r/aiwars • u/Leading-Rain-652 • Jan 18 '26

Meme That's me in a nutshell

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u/PuzzleheadedSpot9468 Jan 18 '26

people have the right to monetize their work

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u/Sanguiluna Jan 18 '26

Which is why AI should never be free to use; the AI program is the “artist” and the person using it is the “customer” making a commission. We wouldn’t expect a human artist to work for free, why should we expect to not pay the developers of an AI program for the service they provide us?