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LibGen already exists, and all the top LLM publishers use it. I don't know if Google's own book index provides a big technical or legal advantage.
by paxys 2y ago
LibGen already exists, and all the top LLM publishers use it. I don't know if Google's own book index provides a big technical or legal advantage.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoI'd be very surprised if the Google books index wasn't much bigger and more diverse than libgen.
- famouswaffles 2y agoAnna's Archive is at 43M Books and 98M Papers [1]. The book total is nearly double what Google has. Google's scanning project basically stalled after the legal battle. It's a very fascinating read [2]. [1] https://annas-archive.org/ https://annas-archive.org/ [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20170719004247/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170719004247/https://www.theat...