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Re:Ask HN: Genuine confusion over AI generated fake Disney P... by yeetard on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:01PM (#38171680)
I don't know, what I do know is that every book on Google Books worth reading is behind a paywall
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Re:Ask HN: Genuine confusion over AI generated fake Disney P... by smoldesu on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:04PM (#38171703)
Yes. This is because they cannot provide you the full text of the book; that would be illegal.

They can provide you a snippet, within the legal limits of what they are able to reproduce. They can also direct you to buy a copy of it through them, if the publisher has a deal with Google. Seeing as all roads lead to Rome... most books in Google Books are also available for purchase through Google. Funny system.

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Re:Ask HN: Genuine confusion over AI generated fake Disney P... by yeetard on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:42PM (#38172054)
If OpenAI did the same with Dall-e (provide you a snippet, within the legal limits of what they are able to reproduce. They can also direct you to buy a copy of it through them, if the publisher has a deal with [them]) things would be different.
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