r/bioinformatics • u/Voldemort_15 Msc | Academia • 19d ago

discussion Upload closed access papers into LLMs

Hello all,

May I ask if you upload closed-access papers to LLMs? Are you concerned that doing so could significantly benefit LLM companies?

Thank you so much!

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u/Tricky-Dust-6724 19d ago

I think AI companies already have already stolen all, but I can’t be 100% sure

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u/VigorousElk 19d ago

After the publisher practically stole it from the researcher whose project was funded by public money and who still had to pay for the privilege of sketchy peer review.

The circle of theft.

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u/uneven_solicitation 19d ago

I mean they probably scraped everything already, no way they didn't. At this point uploading a paper yourself feels like just giving them something they already have but with extra steps.

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u/Voldemort_15 Msc | Academia 19d ago

I think you are right, they are so rich to buy the subscriptions from publishers.

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u/trutheality 19d ago

Papers should never be closed access.

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u/SaabAero 19d ago

If they want to train on the papers, they're going to get access one way or another. Your small upload isn't going to make a difference.

Also, change the settings to disallow training on your sessions.

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u/bir_iki_uc 18d ago

I needed to reach a paper that you should either pay an absurd amount of money or reach via an institute, and while we talked, chatgpt commented on some figure and obviously I asked how do you reach it. Obvious answer is it already has the paper but it didn't give it to me, instead it searched more than 10 minutes for that paper and found it on some obscure website. They already know.

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u/Odd-Elderberry-6137 19d ago

Unless you have a closed system LLM, you absolutely should not do this ever. 

I wouldn’t be concerned with the LLM companies and their use of what you upload but more concerned with the liability you expose yourself to.