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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