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well yes bro, the problem is I consider the cost I don't know if any company can pay everyone but I think a little token out of respect would have been good

Just $0.00000001 for each time their art is used as a reference would be good. In the long term, that could turn to be $1000 or even $10,000 and it still barely cost the AI company anything.

The problem is that the AI uses too many references that keeping track of them will cost more than using them.

that's a good strategy and good value. You're right this AI companies could have paid the artists