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Amazon's book-trashing AI training sparks public backlash

Amazon is reportedly using a tactic that involves discarding books to train its AI models. This practice has led to negative public perception of AI. An alternative approach could involve leveraging such situations for positive public relations while still acquiring necessary training data. AI

IMPACT This practice highlights ethical concerns in AI training data acquisition and could influence public perception and regulatory approaches.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a company's use of AI for training purposes, which is a product/tool application.

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Amazon's book-trashing AI training sparks public backlash

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    With tactics like this, it's no wonder that public perception of # AI is ... not great. Yet it would be so easy to turn something like this into a # PR win, and

    With tactics like this, it's no wonder that public perception of # AI is ... not great. Yet it would be so easy to turn something like this into a # PR win, and still get that training data you're looking for... https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20 26/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-…