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  "id": 411771,
  "title": "Able to use academic databases?",
  "url": "/competitions/2023-kaggle-ai-report/discussion/411771",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-05-21T01:57:52.303818800Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n<p>I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but i did not see it. The rules seem to state the only outside content we are allowed to consider, must be \"publically available\" and \"at no cost.\"</p>\n<p>It seems like the nature of this competition would lend itself to, for example, reviewing the latest literature across academic journals, like Nature Machine Intelligence, etc. But these journals, while publicly available and almost always available through academic libraries, they are fee-based?</p>\n<p>is this type of academic source allowed? Here is the rule I am referencing:</p>\n<p>C. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).</p>",
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      "id": "2267480",
      "postDate": "05/21/2023 01:57:52",
      "content": "<p>Hello,</p>\n<p>I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but i did not see it. The rules seem to state the only outside content we are allowed to consider, must be \"publically available\" and \"at no cost.\"</p>\n<p>It seems like the nature of this competition would lend itself to, for example, reviewing the latest literature across academic journals, like Nature Machine Intelligence, etc. But these journals, while publicly available and almost always available through academic libraries, they are fee-based?</p>\n<p>is this type of academic source allowed? Here is the rule I am referencing:</p>\n<p>C. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello,\n\nI apologize if this has been asked and answered, but i did not see it. The rules seem to state the only outside content we are allowed to consider, must be \"publically available\" and \"at no cost.\"\n\nIt seems like the nature of this competition would lend itself to, for example, reviewing the latest literature across academic journals, like Nature Machine Intelligence, etc. But these journals, while publicly available and almost always available through academic libraries, they are fee-based?\n\nis this type of academic source allowed? Here is the rule I am referencing:\n\nC. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).",
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      "id": "2269584",
      "postDate": "05/22/2023 15:07:42",
      "content": "<p>Participants are free to refer to whatever resources that they would like to within the body of their essays, but would need to make sure that any data that is referred to using code is publicly available. (The normal grading process for Kaggle Analytics Competitions involves copying and editing the notebook and then running it from top to bottom, but this will only work if the data sources that are attached to the notebook are shared publicly.)</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Participants are free to refer to whatever resources that they would like to within the body of their essays, but would need to make sure that any data that is referred to using code is publicly available. (The normal grading process for Kaggle Analytics Competitions involves copying and editing the notebook and then running it from top to bottom, but this will only work if the data sources that are attached to the notebook are shared publicly.)",
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    {
      "id": "2269700",
      "postDate": "05/22/2023 16:29:38",
      "content": "<p>Awesome, thanks so much Paul!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Awesome, thanks so much Paul!",
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      "id": 2269584,
      "author_name": "paultimothymooney",
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      "post_date": "05/22/2023 15:07:42",
      "content": "<p>Participants are free to refer to whatever resources that they would like to within the body of their essays, but would need to make sure that any data that is referred to using code is publicly available. (The normal grading process for Kaggle Analytics Competitions involves copying and editing the notebook and then running it from top to bottom, but this will only work if the data sources that are attached to the notebook are shared publicly.)</p>",
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      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2269700,
          "author_name": "jaybowl",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "05/22/2023 16:29:38",
          "content": "<p>Awesome, thanks so much Paul!</p>",
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    "2267480": "Hello,\n\nI apologize if this has been asked and answered, but i did not see it. The rules seem to state the only outside content we are allowed to consider, must be \"publically available\" and \"at no cost.\"\n\nIt seems like the nature of this competition would lend itself to, for example, reviewing the latest literature across academic journals, like Nature Machine Intelligence, etc. But these journals, while publicly available and almost always available through academic libraries, they are fee-based?\n\nis this type of academic source allowed? Here is the rule I am referencing:\n\nC. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your Submissions. However, you will ensure the External Data is publicly available and equally accessible to use by all participants of the Competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants. The ability to use External Data under this Section 7.C (External Data) does not limit your other obligations under these Competition Rules, including but not limited to Section 11 (Winners Obligations).",
    "2269584": "Participants are free to refer to whatever resources that they would like to within the body of their essays, but would need to make sure that any data that is referred to using code is publicly available. (The normal grading process for Kaggle Analytics Competitions involves copying and editing the notebook and then running it from top to bottom, but this will only work if the data sources that are attached to the notebook are shared publicly.)",
    "2269700": "Awesome, thanks so much Paul!"
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