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OpenAI’s rapid advancement has not come without controversy. Recent resignations have brought to light issues around data sourcing, with former staff criticizing the company’s use of copyrighted materials without adequate permission. These practices—scraping websites, forums, and publications—have led to legal challenges from authors and publishers.
One former researcher, Souir Bagi, publicly expressed concern about the impact of data scraping on internet platforms and advocated for stricter regulation. The ethical dilemma revolves around balancing the need for vast data sets to train powerful models against the risks of copyright infringement and the potential harm to online ecosystems.