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Story summary
- Microsoft deleted a November 2024 blog post after Hacker News backlash claimed it encouraged developers to pirate Harry Potter books for AI training.
- The post was written by Pooja Kamath, a senior product manager at Microsoft.
- The post promoted a feature to add generative AI to applications.
- Ars raised inquiries that led to removal of the Kaggle dataset linked to the books, highlighting copyright concerns over J.K. Rowling's control.
