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Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training (news.ycombinator.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Dropbox removed ability to opt your files out of AI training::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cost prohibitive for many, but yes, people need to get off someone else's computer.

[–] MadBigote 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can easily repurpose old drives for this. I started my server scavenging drives and using my laptop. I upgraded to some WD NAS HDD and I'm about to upgrade to a better Synology NAS.

There are options for people wanting to start hosting.

[–] candybrie 4 points 11 months ago

The idea that many people have old drives is already assuming a lot.