Academic publishers are entering lucrative agreements with tech companies, allowing them to utilize research papers for training AI models, often without informing authors.
Experts warn that if research hasn't been used in LLM training, it likely will be soon, raising concerns over copyright and consent, especially as access to papers becomes increasingly unregulated.
The insatiable demand for data in the AI field means anything available online is likely being utilized for training LLMs, complicating the ownership and rights issues surrounding academic work.
Deals like the one between Taylor & Francis and Microsoft highlight a growing trend where academic content, valued for its information density, is harnessed for AI without researcher consent.
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