When You Chat with AI, It's Using 192,640 'Borrowed' Books
And That's Just the Start
November 2, 2024, Vol. 2, Issue 46
Cite as: Coleman, Anita S. (2024, November 2). When you chat with AI, it’s using 192,640 ‘borrowed’ books, and that’s just the start. Infophilia, a positive psychology of information, 2 (46).
Authors didn’t consent. Publishers weren’t asked. Yet without this data, our AI assistants wouldn’t be able to discuss books or create content with us at all.
Have you ever wondered how your AI assistant knows the answers to the questions you ask? Welcome to the hidden world behind every AI answer—one made up of borrowed, bought, and even taken knowledge. Welcome to the world of invisible knowledge building. Welcome to becoming informed consumers of creative AI tools.