This is a lobby organisation using only the pieces and bits they like to push their own agenda.
"sketchy russian website", how about using some more clear description like: A library for sharing books and articles that should be partly public domain because they were paid for by the public. Only some of the material is copyrighted by authors. However, some of their work is so old that it is not reprinted anyway.
But of course such an explanation would not click.
I also don't see a problem with statements about making people jobless. Imagine if every robotic or automation company advertised like this: Yeah, you'll buy tons of expensive robots and still rely on expensive labor from real people without any efficiency gains.
Any source that this was a library? Even then that would still raise a question if OpenAI is a Russian organisation or not to access that library with good faith.
They mention it in the text, its this:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
>Microsoft knew about OpenAI’s use of LibGen as early as April 2019
Just go look: <a href="https://libgen.im/" rel="nofollow">https://libgen.im/ (may be blocked by your isp, just find an alternate URL somehwere)
(note: <a href="https://z-library.sk/" rel="nofollow">https://z-library.sk/ is prettier/nicer)
apparently, the website in question is libgen.io (appears to have been taken down now), currently it has lots of mirrors like libgen.im , libgen.com.de, etc.
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"sketchy russian website", how about using some more clear description like: A library for sharing books and articles that should be partly public domain because they were paid for by the public. Only some of the material is copyrighted by authors. However, some of their work is so old that it is not reprinted anyway.
But of course such an explanation would not click.
I also don't see a problem with statements about making people jobless. Imagine if every robotic or automation company advertised like this: Yeah, you'll buy tons of expensive robots and still rely on expensive labor from real people without any efficiency gains.
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I think they just used a Russian torrent site.
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>Microsoft knew about OpenAI’s use of LibGen as early as April 2019
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(note: <a href="https://z-library.sk/" rel="nofollow">https://z-library.sk/ is prettier/nicer)
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