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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Guest column: When publishers’ fear of AI prohibits basic uses...



Colorado State University libraries couldn’t accept new SciFinder contract terms that ban putting any content into large language models, even accidentally. The broad prohibition would make normal work—like copying citations into Office with Copilot—risky or impossible. CSU declined to sign because the terms are unenforceable and would disrupt research.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://source.colostate.edu/guest-column-when-publishers-fear-of-ai-prohibits-basic-uses/