Oxford lets OpenAI train on Bodleian Library texts, staff raise reputational concerns

The University of Oxford has allowed OpenAI to train its AI models on historical texts from the Bodleian Library, the Guardian reports. Internal documents say Bodleian material digitized by OpenAI was used to 'populate the OpenAI training set.' University staff voiced concerns about the reputational risk of partnering with the company behind ChatGPT. The Guardian frames the deal as part of tech companies scouring academic institutions for fresh data.