Tech communities are actually really inconsistent about basically all of our strongly-held values.

We want data privacy, but we also like playing with any sort of leaked information. We like it when we can get music for free but clutch our pearls when Microsoft sells our code back to us. We talk a good game about free speech, but fail to understand that being shouted over, DDoSed, or harassed is a form of censorship. And whenever words are used that reference any of these concepts in ways we haven't considered - i.e. "marginalized voices", or "consent" - we circle the wagons.

The only consistent thing I can infer is that we don't like it when we get a taste of our own medicine.

I agree. At this point I just assume that anyone defending any kind of AI generation has never created anything of their own and is probably stands to earn money from this in some way, because I can't think of a single reason why anyone who actually creates the data that is being used for AI training without permission would be okay with it.

I don’t post my private data in public places and expect everyone to stay away from it. Maybe I’m missing the contradiction somewhere else?