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1. atoav+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-09-08 06:16:48
What are you talking about? The location of the data center is irrelevant unless you plan to train it on data that it creates itself and that data stays in space. If you want it to interface with the world, someone on ground has jurisdiction.

I imagine if you run the multiple ground stations needed to maintain a data connection to an orbit that has 24/7 solar, those ground stations will be required to follow the jurisdiction of the (different) countries they are located at. Congrats you just multiplied your legal costs.

Why do so many ideas nowadays radiate the energy of edgy weed smoking teenagers trying to game the system with half-baked ideas? Did Elon make this popular?

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2. 317070+41[view] [source] 2024-09-08 06:32:01
>>atoav+(OP)
For clarity, the problem is legal _constraints_, not legal _costs_.

A common one is that you can have a license to use a piece of data, also for training, but that license is only valid in a certain location. That is the kind of legal constraint that currently determines where large training runs happen, and indirectly, where datacenters are built.

> Did Elon make this popular?

I'm assuming good faith on the writers of the original article, based on my experience in the area. That is not something that was popularised by Elon Musk, as far as I am aware.

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3. atoav+c2[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-09-08 06:54:08
>>317070+41
Yeah, I don't think you processing a piece of data you copied unlicensed into space is going to be legal reality for long once it gains any traction.

Again, this is con-think. If what you plan to do is deemed wrong in all jurisdictions, and the only solutions you come up with are elaborate plans about gaming that system by abusing loopholes, maybe it is time to stop, pause and consider if this is really all you can do with your creative energy.

Sure earning money is hard, creating a successful company is hard, but some people seem to be thinking it is only possible by tricking their way into it. A bit like that kid at school who spent many days to build a system to cheat on a exam, while he could just have learned the material in a few hours with less effort and the added benefit of the knowledge.

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