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AI companies turn to old books for training data to avoid model collapse

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A company called ISBNdb is positioning old, printed books as a superior source of training data for AI models. They argue that books offer curated, peer-reviewed human knowledge that web crawls cannot replicate, and importantly, are free from the "AI slop" of AI-generated text that could lead to model collapse. ISBNdb also notes that authors can actively sabotage AI models by intentionally producing flawed content. AI

IMPACT Highlights a novel data sourcing strategy for AI training, potentially impacting data acquisition and model quality.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a trend and a company's offering related to AI training data, but does not announce a new model or research.

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AI companies turn to old books for training data to avoid model collapse

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “As AI companies search for more training data to improve their models, one company is offering old, printed books as an ideal source because they are guarantee

    “As AI companies search for more training data to improve their models, one company is offering old, printed books as an ideal source because they are guaranteed to be free of the very AI slop AI companies are producing. “The world's best AI training data is sitting on a shelf,” …

    LINKS 404media.co/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-…

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