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Internet Archive's book sharing practices compared to AI training methods

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The Internet Archive is facing scrutiny over its practices, drawing parallels between its sharing of scanned books and the methods used by AI companies to train on copyrighted material. This comparison raises questions about copyright infringement and fair use in the digital age, particularly concerning how AI models learn from vast datasets of text and images. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about copyright and fair use for AI training data.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post drawing a comparison and raising questions, rather than reporting on a new event or development.

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Internet Archive's book sharing practices compared to AI training methods

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · TNLNYC ·

    Anyone remember when @ internetarchive was told it couldn't share scanned books? Why is what # AI companies are doing to books not considered the same way? http

    Anyone remember when @ internetarchive was told it couldn't share scanned books? Why is what # AI companies are doing to books not considered the same way? https:// time.com/6266147/internet-arch ive-copyright-infringement-books-lawsuit/

    LINKS mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive time.com/…/internet-archive-copyright-inf…

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