Tag: KB
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Authors’ Union Calls on KB to Stop Training AI on Members
Sweden’s Authors’ Union challenges KB over AI training In Sweden, the Authors’ Union has publicly urged the National Library of Sweden (KB) to stop training its upcoming Swedish AI language models on works by the union’s members. The union argues that the legal framework is unclear and that such training could exploit writers rights without…
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Sweden AI Training Rights: Authors Challenge KB Language Models
The dispute at a glance In Sweden, the National Library (KB) has a government-backed mandate to develop AI language models. To train these models, KB relies on deposit copies—the legally required copies of published works that must be sent to the library. This setup has sparked a public dispute: Sveriges Författarförbund (the Swedish Authors’ Association)…
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Authors’ Association Challenges KB’s Plan to Train AI on Works
Background: KB’s AI mandate and the plikttexemplar framework The Swedish National Library (KB) has been tasked by the government with developing artificial intelligence language models for public use. A key part of the plan is to train these models on plikttexemplar, the legally mandated copies of published works that publishers must provide to KB. This…