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Re:OpenAI's justification for why training data is fair use,... by Pet_Ant on Thursday October 05, 2023 @02:49PM (#37782496)
> In order to present a book to a ML algorithm you need to copy it, either using a camera, or using other means

Almost all modern books are available as ebooks for the Kindle or otherwise. You aren't doing anything to the content itself that could be a violation.

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Re:OpenAI's justification for why training data is fair use,... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday October 05, 2023 @05:21PM (#37784452)
So, you copy the Kindle book from a server to your local host to feed into your training algo (ie other means). Or you stream it piecewise into a buffer, still copying.
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