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Thousands of Stolen Australian Books Used to Train AI, Authors Had No Idea

US-based Books3 dataset allegedly pirated the works to train AI for corporations such as Meta and Bloomberg
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Thousands of Stolen Australian Books Used to Train AI, Authors Had No Idea
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Isabella Rayner
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Nearly 20,000 renowned Australian authors’ books were exploited for artificial intelligence (AI) without the author’s permission. 
U.S.-based Books3 dataset allegedly pirated the works to train AI for corporations such as Meta and Bloomberg.
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Isabella Rayner
Isabella Rayner
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Isabella Rayner is a reporter based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an author and editor for WellBeing, WILD, and EatWell Magazines.
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