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Like any author, I have always had a complicated relationship with LibGen. For those unfamiliar, LibGen—or Library Genesis—is essentially a digital warehouse of stolen intellectual property, neatly stacked with pirated books, academic papers, and various works authors and publishers never approved. Most authors, like me, quietly grit their teeth. We sigh. We tolerate. But now
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Authors Challenge Meta’s Use Of Their Books For Training AI
Dan Pontefract
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Like any author, I have always had a complicated relationship with LibGen. For those unfamiliar, LibGen—or Library Genesis—is essentially a digital warehouse of stolen intellectual property, neatly stacked with pirated books, academic papers, and various works authors and publishers never approved. Most authors, like me, quietly grit their teeth. We sigh. We tolerate. But now
