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People had speculated on what went into ‘books2’ for years. Now we know; pirated books powered the hugely successful launch of ChatGPT.

IMO this should be mentioned every time ChatGPT is discussed.

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Memorandum & Opinion – #846 in In Re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation (S.D.N.Y., 1:25-md-03143) – CourtListener.com
OPINION & ORDER RE: OPENAI'S DELETION OF BOOKS1 AND BOOKS2 DATASETS AND PRIVILEGE RULINGS (ECF NOS. 413, 428, 479, 481, 504, 505, 615, 616) re: (226 in 1:24-cv-00084-SHS-OTW, 413 in 1:25-md-03143-SHS-...
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February 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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This isn't something distant or far away. Super-agent & close Epstein ally, John Brockman had huge influence. His 'rockstar' writers, scientists and academics dominated our book pages & broadsheets.

We need nothing less than a total revisionist history of the last 20 years.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
He's in trouble. He's saying what people want to hear. He'll always serve the rich, in the end. Let's keep our optimism in check.
February 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Man selling thing says thing is devastatingly good.
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM