Harvard and Google Release 1 Million Public Domain Books for AI Training

Harvard and Google partner with public domain literature… but who’s to say these books haven’t already been read?

Public Domain Meets AI Innovation

Harvard and Google have partnered to release a million public domain books for AI training, reports TechCrunch. This unprecedented move aims to improve AI language models by offering diverse, high-quality literary content for analysis.

Balancing AI Progress with Literary Legacy

While this initiative has been praised for its educational benefits, critics worry about its implications for modern authors. The dataset, while entirely legal, raises questions about AI’s broader role in the literary and creative industries.

Editor’s Comment:

Does anybody really think that Google hasn’t already read these books? Let’s be serious! 

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