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data is 100% public domain.

very interesting observation!

well put.

thanks. i think this just took on a weird dynamic. we never said we'd lock the model away. not sure how this impression seems to have emerged for some. that aside, it was an announcement of a release, not a release. the main purpose was gathering feedback on our methodology. standard procedure in our domain is to first gather criticism, incorporate it, then publish results. but i understand people just wanted to talk to it. fair enough!

i think we (whole section) are just talking past each other - we never said we'll lock it away. it was an announcement of a release, not a release. main purpose for us was getting feedback on the methodological aspects, as we clearly state. i understand you guys just wanted to talk to the thing though.

Thanks for the comment. Could you elaborate on what you find iffy about our approach? I'm sure we can improve!

valid point. its more of a stepping stone towards larger models. we're figuring out what the best way to do this is before scaling up.

we're on the same page.

exactly

fully understand you. we'd like to provide access but also guard against misrepresentations of our projects goals by pointing to e.g. racist generations. if you have thoughts on how we should do that, perhaps you could reach out at [email protected] ? thanks in advance!

understand your frustration. i trust you also understand the models have some dark corners that someone could use to misrepresent the goals of our project. if you have ideas on how we could make the models more broadly accessible while avoiding that risk, please do reach out @ [email protected]

thanks. we'll be more precise in the future. ultimately, we took whatever we could get our hands on, that includes newspapers, periodicals, books. its multilingual (including italian, french, spanish etc) though majority is english.