Can I use published journal articles as a knowledge base for my chatbot? Is there a difference between whether they are open access or not? Which licences can be used and how? Is there a difference between running a locally operated AI model or a cloud-based model (such as gpt) on it? This is a matter of copyright – perhaps this is a good place to start: https://www.bibliothek.kit.edu/urheberrecht.php

What about theses that have only been submitted to the university but not officially published?