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> You assume that Reddit forms the core of OpenAI's data mining Not at all, it's the only source mentioned simply for the fact that no others bear any relevanc
by krono 3y ago
> You assume that Reddit forms the core of OpenAI's data mining
Not at all, it's the only source mentioned simply for the fact that no others bear any relevance to the story.
Frustrating other parties' capability to access as much source material as possible makes sense if you forget about common moral values for a second and reduce everything down to a zero sum game: their loss equals your gain.
- krono 3y agoFor additional evil comedic value, regarding your mention of ZLib: I just recalled it was taken down (for a while anyway) by US authorities not too long ago, and it would be extremely sadfunny if that takedown ever turns out to have coincided (taking into account government/bureaucratic slowness) with OpenAI having finished downloading or processing all of the library's content.
- klibertp 3y agoThey'd have to hack it, or pay/donate a lot to get all those books, though. Z Lib only allows you to download 10 books a day as a free user. The problem now is that the only way to donate seems to be crypto, or some Chinese gift cards. I'm not sure how much of this is because of US authorities directly vs. how many "high risk processors" were taken down by disconnecting Russia from SWIFT, but either way, it's not convenient to support them anymore. Not that people don't, of course.