A settlement means that no legal precedent is set, so I can only assume a cultural precedent.

Sometimes these companies specifically seek out a settlement to avoid setting a legal precedent in case they feel like they will lose.

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lxe 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Hmm my huge concern was that if the settlement were to get approved, it would set a legal precedent for other "settlement approvals" like this one, setting back AI research in the US, paving way for China to win the race.

	▲	impossiblefork 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Nah, I think it's the opposite. If this settlement were approved, then you could screw people over in class action lawsuits. This settlement was the "AI-friendly" thing.

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gabriel666smith 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Thanks!