AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further

Re:AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further by __forward__ on Sunday May 19, 2024 @06:50AM (#40405950)

The copyright situation around all this is very... interesting. Pretty clear that this dataset is not legal but what about resulting models? What if the texts actually where bought 'properly'?

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Re:AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further by DeathArrow on Sunday May 19, 2024 @07:59AM (#40406339)

If you steal a PC and use it to build a very successful app, would that app be legal? Would the use of the said app by third parties be legal?

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Re:AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further by sp332 on Sunday May 19, 2024 @07:50AM (#40406287)

Buying a copy of the book would not give you any copyright license. You could only make copies for personal use.

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Re:AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further by CaptainFever on Sunday May 19, 2024 @08:35AM (#40406543)

If you are in a jurisdiction with TDM exceptions, buying a personal copy does allow you to train on it.

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Re:AI Books4 Dataset for training LLMs further by chasd00 on Sunday May 19, 2024 @09:23AM (#40406786)

The race is on to figure out a way to get LLMs to produce content to be used for training other LLMs in a satisfactory way. Eventually the dataset question will get figured out in the courts but if there’s a technique to generate more training data in an automated way then the court decision doesn’t matter.

Edit: also, I don’t believe court decisions can be enforced retroactively so existing LLMs would be safe but I’m most definitely not a lawyer.

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