clear as mud
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What looked superficially as a clear win for AI companies in their long battle to use copyrighted material without paying for it to feed their chatbots, now looks clear as mud.
From Los Angeles Times
"It is as clear as mud," says Mr Down.
From BBC
The most powerful politician in the world the past 20 years made it as clear as mud following the infamous debate that she didn't think Biden was our best bet to beat the despicable Trump.
From Salon
"The Scottish government's direction of travel on this vitally important issue is as clear as mud," she adds.
From BBC
He said the team went into “pretty good detail, not trying to discredit Tyler, but effectively saying he was wrong. However, that ended up being as clear as mud to us.”
From Seattle Times
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