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AI firms buy and destroy books for data, sparking heritage concerns · 5 sources tracked

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AI companies are reportedly purchasing large quantities of out-of-print books from antiquarian bookstores, primarily in Europe, and transporting them to the United States. These books are allegedly being used as raw data for training AI language models. After scanning the books for data extraction, they are reportedly destroyed, leading to concerns about the loss of cultural heritage and analog knowledge concentrated in the hands of a few entities. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the destruction of cultural heritage and the monopolization of analog knowledge by AI companies for data training.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of social media posts discussing a news report about AI companies' practices, rather than a primary announcement or release from an AI company or a direct regulatory action.

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AI firms buy and destroy books for data, sparking heritage concerns · 5 sources tracked

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Suomi(FI) · [email protected] ·

    Confusing phenomenon: American AI firms are buying European antiquarian bookstores empty. The firms are specifically interested in books that...

    Hämmentävä ilmiö: Amerikkalaiset tekoälyfirmat ostavat eurooppalaisten antikvariaattien varastoja tyhjäksi Firmat ovat kiinnostuneita nimenomaan kirjoista, joista kukaan muu ei ole enää kiinnostunut: vanhoista keittokirjoista, vanhentuneista tietokirjoista, elämäkerroista ja muis…

    LINKS dawn.fi/…/antikvariaatti-tekoaly
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moin. ☕ # AI / # KI # Book # books "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive

    Moin. ☕ # AI / # KI # Book # books "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive scale and turned into waste paper, our analog heritage is irrevocably concentrated as an exclusive data set in the hands…

    LINKS srf.ch/…/jagd-auf-alte-buecher-ki-firmen-…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    #AI / #KI #Book #books #booksky "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive sca

    #AI / #KI #Book #books #booksky "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive scale and turned into waste paper, our analog heritage is irrevocably concentrated as an exclusive data set in the hands of…

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The hunt for old books – # AI firms are buying up second-hand # bookshops – and destroying the books Pallets full of non-fiction and novels are being shipped fr

    The hunt for old books – # AI firms are buying up second-hand # bookshops – and destroying the books Pallets full of non-fiction and novels are being shipped from European second-hand bookshops to the US. AI firms are believed to be behind this: they use printed books as raw data…

    LINKS srf.ch/…/jagd-auf-alte-buecher-ki-firmen-…
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    #AI / #KI #Book #books #booksky "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive sca

    #AI / #KI #Book #books #booksky "AI Companies Are Buying Up Antiquarian Bookstores—and Destroying the Books As out-of-print books are destroyed on a massive scale and turned into waste paper, our analog heritage is irrevocably concentrated as an exclusive data set in the hands of…

  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    WTF?!!! Bookshelves of non-fiction and novels are being shipped from European used bookstores to the USA. AI companies are likely behind this: they use printed

    WTF?!!! "Palettenweise wandern Sachbücher und Romane aus europäischen Antiquariaten in die USA. Dahinter stecken mutmasslich KI-Unternehmen: Sie nutzen gedruckte Bücher als Rohdaten für ihre Sprachmodelle – und werfen sie nach dem Scannen in die Tonne. Ein wichtiges Kulturgut geh…

    LINKS srf.ch/…/jagd-auf-alte-buecher-ki-firmen-…
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    # SRF: "AI Companies Buy Antiquarian Bookstores Empty – and Destroy the Books" "Pallets of non-fiction books and novels from European antiquarian bookstores are shipped to the USA. There"

    # SRF : " KI-Firmen kaufen Antiquariate leer – und vernichten die Bücher " "Palettenweise wandern Sachbücher u. Romane aus europ. Antiquariaten in die USA. Dahinter stecken mutmasslich KI-Unternehmen: Sie nutzen gedruckte Bücher als Rohdaten .. werfen sie nach dem Scannen in die …

    LINKS srf.ch/…/jagd-auf-alte-buecher-ki-firmen-…

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