Oxford quietly let OpenAI train on the Bodleian Library's books
ross2000 · reddit · 2026-09-26
A Reddit thread highlights that Oxford has been quietly feeding Bodleian Library books to OpenAI for training ChatGPT. Commenters contrast this with Anthropic's infamous use of pirated books in training. The deal raises fresh questions about how institutions license cultural archives to AI companies and how transparent those agreements are.
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