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Anthropic to watermark Claude text, AI firms suspected of bulk book buys

Anthropic is implementing a system to subtly alter the text generated by its Claude models, aiming to mark AI-generated content. This change, which will affect all new Claude models and texts longer than approximately 150 words, is intended to make AI output statistically identifiable. Critics argue this will degrade the quality and clarity of the text, even in private user conversations, without providing any direct benefit to the user. Meanwhile, secondhand booksellers in the UK, Ireland, and globally are experiencing a surge in bulk orders from anonymous buyers, leading to speculation that AI companies are acquiring books for their data to train models. AI

IMPACT AI companies' data acquisition practices may drive up demand for physical media, while changes to model output could impact text quality and user experience.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a planned change to an AI model's output and speculates on AI companies' data acquisition methods, rather than a direct release or research milestone.

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Anthropic to watermark Claude text, AI firms suspected of bulk book buys

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

    "This isn’t just about text one might generate with the intention of passing it off as their own natural work. This isn’t even about LLM proofreading of work wr

    "This isn’t just about text one might generate with the intention of passing it off as their own natural work. This isn’t even about LLM proofreading of work written by hand. Anthropic is saying that all new Claude models are going to adulterate every single bit of text longer th…

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

    "Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes f

    "Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland are reporting a flurry of bulk orders from mystery buyers, amid speculation AI companies are acquiring the tomes for their data. Bookshops contacted by the Guardian say they have been receiving orders from buyers in the US, Canada, co…