SA authors’ books ‘stolen’ to train AI bots

Acclaimed SA author Zakes Mda is one of those whose novel is used to artificial intelligence tools

08 October 2023 - 00:00

By Nivashni Nair

Books by Nobel Prize winner Nadine Godimer, Zakes Mda and other SA authors were allegedly “stolen” to help artificial intelligence to churn out text based on user queries.

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