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Anthropic, Amazon accused of scanning, destroying books for AI training

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Anthropic and Amazon reportedly engaged in covert operations to acquire millions of physical books, scanning their content for AI model training. Following the scans, the books were allegedly destroyed. This practice has drawn criticism for its potential impact on cultural preservation and intellectual property. AI

IMPACT Raises ethical questions about data acquisition methods for AI training and potential cultural impact.

RANK_REASON The item discusses an alleged practice rather than an official announcement or product release, and frames it as a controversial issue.

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Anthropic, Amazon accused of scanning, destroying books for AI training

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Court filings reveal # Anthropic and # Amazon both ran secret operations to buy millions of rare physical books - scanning the contents to feed into training #

    Court filings reveal # Anthropic and # Amazon both ran secret operations to buy millions of rare physical books - scanning the contents to feed into training # AI models, and then permanently destroying them. How long can we allow this cultural theft and erasure masked as 'progre…

    LINKS greenpeace.org/…/time-to-resist

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