A user on Mastodon explained the practice of destroying books by removing their spines, stating it's done for two primary reasons. First, it makes scanning books into AI models more cost-effective. Second, by rendering the physical books unreadable, it circumvents copyright issues related to creating digital copies that replace print versions. AI
IMPACT Highlights potential copyright and ethical concerns arising from AI data acquisition methods.
RANK_REASON User-generated explanation of a practice with an AI angle.
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