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Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right?

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CurrentWire ranked this story 55.8 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
29.8 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
4.5 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: freshness, 29.8 of 35. How each signal is calculated.

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