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Perhaps the most emotionally charged part of the conversation revolves around Morritori's views on AI. He states plainly: "I really couldn't care less about AI"—at least in its current hype cycle. He perceives AI as overvalued, overhyped, and largely uninteresting—and he criticizes how companies are leveraging it for profit while sidestepping legal and ethical issues.
He raises concerns about intellectual property theft, pointing out that large language models (LLMs) are often trained on content without authors' consent, blurring the lines of fair use and ownership. "It's theft, and society needs to have this conversation," he asserts, warning of potential legal and societal ramifications if these issues remain unaddressed.