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How OpenAI's bot crushed this seven-person company's web site ‘like a DDoS attack’ | TechCrunch

How OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’ | TechCrunch.
OpenAI was sending “tens of thousands” of server requests trying to download Triplegangers’ entire site which hosts hundreds of thousands of photos.

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I guess this is what people mean when they say “AI is taking over the world”. It’s taking over by STEALING.

So OpenAI has gotten it’s content and now a company has to deal with the aftermath: lost IP and a hefty AWS bill.

I can’t wait for the day when AI has nothing left to copy. That will be the day. The beginning of the decline.

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