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# Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out
- URL: https://werd.io/google-says-ai-systems-should-be-able-to-mine-publishers/
- Published: 2023-08-09T14:18:53.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-09T14:18:53.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

I strongly disagree with this stance. Allowing your work to be mined by AI models should be opt-in only - otherwise there is no possible way for a publisher or author to apply a license or grant rights. [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/09/google-says-ai-systems-should-be-able-to-mine-publishers-work-unless-companies-opt-out)\]