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AI Companies Destroying Books to Train Chatbots
AI companies are reportedly acquiring and destroying hundreds of thousands of books to feed their artificial intelligence models. This practice is raising concerns about the destruction of rare books and the impact on literary heritage.
7 Aug, 01:06 — 7 Aug, 04:30
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The ObserverMostly Factual24d ago
Read all about it: AI is destroying books to stop chatbots choking on their own slop - The Observer
Read all about it: AI is destroying books to stop chatbots choking on their own slop The Observer
Read full article →The WeekMostly Factual24d ago
AI companies are destroying rare books
Spines are being sliced and copyright is being threatened in the rush to feed large language models
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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First report: The Week · 7 Aug, 01:06|Full coverage: 3 · 11h|Window: 11h
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