University of Oxford Allows OpenAI to Train AI Models on Bodleian Library Data

Oxford, OpenAI Launch Five-Year Collaboration With Bodleian Pilot

The pilot covers 3,500 public-domain dissertations dating from 1498 to 1884 and will test digitization, AI-enhanced metadata and transcription.

University of Oxford allows OpenAI to train AI models on Bodleian library data

Oxford's partnership with OpenAI highlights the growing trend of tech companies leveraging academic data, raising concerns about commercialization.

Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian library

University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data. The Bodleian material digitised by OpenAI has been used to “populate…