Condé Nast joins other publishers in allowing OpenAI to access its content.

My original, editorialized title: Ars Technica Sells Out

Linking to this because I know people here read Ars Technica, and I totally didn’t become a subscriber three days before this was announced. Nope. No sir.

  • Teal@lemm.eeEnglish
    363·
    3 months ago

    Damnit! I still like and respect the Ars Technica staff but Condé Nast can piss off.

    I feel for you KingThrillgore. I was thinking of supporting the site with a subscription but not after this. Still if enough people stop subscribing we may loose them altogether. This is a double edged shit sword.

    • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      25·
      3 months ago

      I made it clear in my comment I was not happy about this after I became a subscriber. It will not auto-renew. If I had done it with a credit card and not Paypal, I’d try for a chargeback.

      For what its worth, nobody else active on the site is happy about this, either. Lots of unsubscribes are being claimed in the comments (including mine).

      Edit: and a comment from the EIC says CN will not share revenue from OpenAI with Ars Technica. Incredible. They’re basically getting nothing out of it.

      • fuzzzerd@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Yeah. That post has over 900 comments, which is rare even for an Ars article. Mostly negative sentiment, which I get.

      • Teal@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Understood and have seen the comments. I don’t blame you for being upset. It’s a crappy situation.