An unsealed note says OpenAI trained GPT-3 on pirated books.
Unsealed court filings this month show internal notes from OpenAI and Microsoft staff. A note from 2019 says they trained on pirated material and told each other not to share it. Authors are seeking partial summary judgment in Manhattan, with a hearing expected in early 2027.
Why it mattersEvery AI copyright case turns on whether the copying was knowing or careless. These notes are the first time a lab's own words answer that question.
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