About this episode
This episode explores the relationship between AI training datasets and scholarly publishing, focusing on shadow libraries and academic knowledge.
An unexpected discovery raises a larger question: how do scholarly books end up in AI training datasets? This episode looks at shadow libraries, academic publishing, and the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and scholarly knowledge. This episode reflects on publicly reported discussions about AI training datasets and scholarly publishing.
Topics covered
- AI training datasets
- scholarly publishing
- shadow libraries
- academic knowledge
- artificial intelligence
Keywords
- AI
- scholarly books
- training datasets
- academic publishing
- shadow libraries
- artificial intelligence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Asian Ethnology
Books & works: When AI Trains on Our Books
Places: AI, shadow libraries, academic publishing, scholarly knowledge
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