OpenAI chat sampling plan not statistically reliable, news outlets tell US court
By Emma Whitford ( June 13, 2025, 19:46 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI’s offer to confidentially sample millions of ChatGPT conversations to determine if those marked for deletion contain outsized evidence of paywall evasion will not produce statistically reliable insights, news outlets accusing the company of copyright infringement are warning. Through sampling and analysis, OpenAI hopes to escape a broad data preservation order it says violates users’ privacy.OpenAI’s offer to confidentially sample millions of ChatGPT conversations to determine if those marked for deletion contain outsized evidence of paywall evasion will not produce statistically reliable insights, news outlets accusing the company of copyright infringement are warning....
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