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OpenAI Staff Called Book-Pirating 'Sketchy AF' in Internal Messages
Original: ‘Sketchy AF’: What to Know About How OpenAI Staff Discussed Book-Pirating
The Wall Street Journal reports on internal OpenAI messages in which staff discussed the use of pirated books, with one employee describing the practice as 'sketchy AF'. The disclosure lands as OpenAI faces lawsuits from authors and publishers alleging its AI models were trained on copyrighted works without permission, intensifying scrutiny of the company's data practices.
Why now: The report adds fuel to ongoing copyright litigation against OpenAI over how its AI models were trained.
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