Another researcher says OpenAI trained on conversations, then claimed breakthrou

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Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ckaz32jwl6t2cno6fmuw2nhn/post/3mv4mt4ikss2d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643112 Points: 165 # Comments: 74…

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  • Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ckaz32jwl6t2cno6fmuw2nhn/post/3mv4mt4ikss2d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643112 Points: 165 # Comments: 74…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:07:14 UTC.

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  1. Mathematicians want proof OpenAI didn’t use their work

  2. Another researcher says OpenAI trained on conversations, then claimed breakthrou

  3. Tell HN: OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting

  4. Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threats

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Tell HN: OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting

I've reset this more than once and the last time I made a careful note of when I did it and to my surprise I found it re-enabled when I checked just now. Make sure you check this thing to see if it hasn't been re-enabled if you believe it to be off right now.

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