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AI Firms Acquire Rare Books via Front Companies, Anthropic Invests in Scanning

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AI companies are reportedly using front companies to acquire specific, hard-to-find books, according to used booksellers. One German bookseller noted a surge in orders from a Canadian company named ZoomBooks, which consistently ordered numerous rare and unrelated titles. AnthropicAI has also been investing heavily in "destructive scanning" processes, suggesting a broad effort to gather diverse textual data. AI

IMPACT AI companies' methods for acquiring diverse textual data may influence future training datasets and raise questions about data sourcing ethics.

RANK_REASON The item discusses reports of AI companies' acquisition methods for books, which falls under commentary on industry practices rather than a direct release or significant event.

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AI Firms Acquire Rare Books via Front Companies, Anthropic Invests in Scanning

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

    https:// nitroglycol.blogspot.com/2026/ 07/news-roundup-31-aug-2026.html?m=1 Used # booksellers report that # AI companies are sending them extensive lists of s

    https:// nitroglycol.blogspot.com/2026/ 07/news-roundup-31-aug-2026.html?m=1 Used # booksellers report that # AI companies are sending them extensive lists of specific hard-to-find works They seem to be using front companies One German bookseller reports getting a surge in orders…

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