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Tourma AI allegedly scans and destroys books for data, raising concerns

Tourma AI is reportedly filling warehouses with books, scanning them for information, and then destroying the books. This process is described as driving up compute prices, reducing access to knowledge, and potentially leading to inaccurate information. AI

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Tourma AI allegedly scans and destroys books for data, raising concerns

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    RE: https:// mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/1170040 24280410659 @ Tourma AI did this, filled a warehouse with stacks and stacks of books and scanned them to put the inf

    RE: https:// mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/1170040 24280410659 @ Tourma AI did this, filled a warehouse with stacks and stacks of books and scanned them to put the info behind a paywall, then pulped the books. Then filled the rows of tables with more books, scanned and then pulped them.…