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Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller

21 Nov 2022

I’ve locked down my Twitter account and removed syndication to the platform. I won’t be posting there regularly. A lot would need to change for me to meaningfully return.

You can still find me in plenty of places, which are listed on my homepage. I’m actively posting to Mastodon quite a bit these days, so that might be your best bet, but I’ll also be sharing on LinkedIn.

Let’s stay in touch.

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A federal court agreed that using copyrighted works to train AI is fair use - but that pirating them to do so infringes creator rights.

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