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This provision establishes OpenAI's practice of sourcing training data from public internet content, which is a standard operational component of large language model development. The authorization applies across all Services without requirement for individual user consent to specific data collection instances.
Users' continued use of the Services operates under terms that permit OpenAI to incorporate publicly available information into model training without opt-in consent per usage instance. The clause delegates detailed sourcing methodology to external documentation rather than specifying sources within the policy itself.
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This provision establishes OpenAI's practice of sourcing training data from public internet content, which is a standard operational component of large language model development. The authorization applies across all Services without requirement for individual user consent to specific data collection instances.
Users' continued use of the Services operates under terms that permit OpenAI to incorporate publicly available information into model training without opt-in consent per usage instance. The clause delegates detailed sourcing methodology to external documentation rather than specifying sources within the policy itself.
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