Common Crawl is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 that provides open access to extensive web crawl data. Their repository includes over 250 billion web pages collected over 15 years, with 3–5 billion new pages added each month. (commoncrawl.org) This data encompasses raw web pages, metadata, and text extracts, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the internet over time. (paperswithcode.com)
The dataset is stored on platforms like Amazon Web Services' Public Data Sets, making it accessible for large-scale data processing and research. (registry.opendata.aws) Researchers and developers utilize Common Crawl's data for various applications, including training large language models (LLMs). For instance, OpenAI's GPT-3 incorporated a filtered version of Common Crawl data during its training process. (en.wikipedia.org)
Common Crawl's commitment to open data has significantly impacted the development of generative AI, providing a foundational resource for researchers and developers. (reddit.com)