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- Oxford University has permitted OpenAI to train AI using Bodleian Library texts.
- The partnership, announced in March 2025, provided OpenAI with 125,000 scanned images by June, including 10,000 16th-century ballads.
- University staff voiced reputational and environmental concerns over the energy-intensive AI collaboration.
- Oxford officials said the digitised material is modest, out-of-copyright and that the Bodleian retains rights.