Individuals are acquiring antique books, scanning them, and feeding the content to AI models, with the books likely being destroyed afterward. This practice raises concerns about the future availability of physical books and the methods used to train artificial intelligence. AI
IMPACT Raises questions about the long-term preservation of physical books and the ethical implications of AI training data acquisition.
RANK_REASON The item is a commentary on the practice of using scanned antique books for AI training.
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