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

Ongoing legal challenges are currently attempting to determine whether using copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence models constitutes fair use. The outcome of these cases will establish a significant legal precedent for how tech companies source data and whether authors are entitled to compensation for the use of their work in machine learning development.

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