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Corpus 2

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TokyoBouncyBall · 11/05/2024 11:48

A summary would be good and I might do one later but Aston, data scraping, astonishing lack of contrition…

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DrSpartacular · 10/07/2024 17:45

Thanks for the update @JustineMumsnet

ifIwerenotanandroid · 10/07/2024 17:44

Many thanks, Justine. Good luck with it!

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TokyoBouncyBall · 10/07/2024 17:36

Excellent news. And agree, will be interesting to see if the ICO has a thought or three.

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Dumbledoreslemonsherbets · 10/07/2024 17:29

This is a great update thanks Justine. Look forward to hearing the next steps once you can share.

I personally hope the ICO is closely monitoring this.

Onetransphobicmother · 10/07/2024 17:04

AstonUniversityScrapedMyCorpus · 10/07/2024 17:00

Sounds good Justine - don’t let those Aston-A-Holes get away with besmirching us!

Aston-Holes? That's what they call the potholes on the M6

Astontacious · 10/07/2024 17:03

Thank you

Onetransphobicmother · 10/07/2024 17:02

Thanks @JustineMumsnet sorry if we don't always play nice. I'll try and do better in future.

AstonUniversityScrapedMyCorpus · 10/07/2024 17:00

Sounds good Justine - don’t let those Aston-A-Holes get away with besmirching us!

Ereshkigalangcleg · 10/07/2024 16:53

Thanks @JustineMumsnet

TheAutopsyOfMNCorpus · 10/07/2024 16:48

Having to come up with a new idea for a thesis, I hope.

BIWI · 10/07/2024 16:46

Thanks for the update @JustineMumsnet

Where does that leave things with the PhD student though, and her presentation/thesis?

TheAutopsyOfMNCorpus · 10/07/2024 16:43

Thank you for the update.

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JustineMumsnet · 10/07/2024 16:40

Hello all, I realise we're overdue an update on the situation with Aston.
We instructed our solicitors to send a pre-action letter (which we’ve been advised not to share here for various quite sensible legal reasons) - in brief we’ve informed Aston of our plans to issue legal proceedings due to unacceptable breaches of our terms of use and infringement of database copyrights.

We’ve also asked that Aston immediately cease use of all the 2019 and 2024 Mumsnet Data, refrain from publishing any materials based on the datasets, and prevent any third parties from doing so either. If the response is unsatisfactory, then we will likely take further action.

As always, we’ll keep you posted on any developments and we’d very much appreciate your cooperation in refraining from too much speculation and keeping any posts well within our Talk guidelines.

Thanks!

lcakethereforeIam · 27/06/2024 18:08

They want their results to be logical ridiculousness. GIGO and begging the question will get you that.

DeanElderberry · 27/06/2024 18:04

Random ridiculousness preventing AI from producing the results they want all cleanly tabulated is the real problem for these 'researchers',

PurpleSparkledPixie · 27/06/2024 17:41

Maybe that's why this place is hated so much. It's not just that men hate women laughing at them (whilst women fear blah blah) but that the random ridiculousness also stops those who can't follow due to blinkered thinking and thinks they are being got at (paranoia?).

I don't always follow but the images are so pretty 😍

ArabellaScott · 27/06/2024 16:54

I'm all for random ridiculousness.

lcakethereforeIam · 27/06/2024 16:53

I reread the Rozzers thread last night, from when Dawn Butler reported us to the Police. It was all over the place, but you could mostly follow the leaps, the changes in tone and subject, the humour, the references. It wasn't that difficult, just need awareness of our shared culture as women (mostly), Brits (mostly) and MNers (obviously), specially FWR.

I think that's the kind of stuff that, for now, AI will struggle with. Random ridiculousness could be our last line of defence against the machines.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 27/06/2024 15:28

Me too. I think the easiest way is to check 'I'm on' at the top of the thread. I don't think there's a Gerbils board (yet).

MinorDisaster · 27/06/2024 15:26

Where is the thread where we can talk about gerbils now? I'm disorientated.

lcakethereforeIam · 27/06/2024 15:18

Apparently derails are to Aston what garlic is to vampires.

MinorDisaster · 27/06/2024 15:14

Sorry from me too MN, didn't check before posting.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 27/06/2024 15:08

Oops, sorry MN. Just realised this is the real site stuff thread. I'll stop now.