> I'm sure all the HN comments have been a part of training dataset for many chatbots now.
Be that as it may, I don’t think “everyone does it” is an excuse. An absurdly high number of people throw trash on the floor. I actively pick it up or at a minimum don’t contribute to the problem.
The answer to “many companies are unethically gathering your data” is not “it’s OK for me to be unethical too”.
Completely agree; I was not justifying any company nor am I saying it is ethical. I'm just saying that regardless of your stance, the dataset has been utilized already.