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AI firms reportedly destroy books for training data

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AI companies are reportedly acquiring used books in bulk, removing their spines, and scanning the pages to use as training data. After digitization, the physical books are destroyed. This practice, allegedly conducted in secrecy by Anthropic, aims to secure fresh, uncorrupted data for training AI models, as opposed to data already processed from the internet. AI

IMPACT This practice highlights the significant demand for high-quality training data, potentially influencing future data acquisition strategies for AI development.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a practice by AI companies rather than announcing a new product or research.

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AI firms reportedly destroy books for training data

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Čeština(CS) · [email protected] ·

    🔥 Companies' AI needs DATA for their machines, ideally new, not chewed up by the internet... So it recently came to light that the company was buying used books in bulk,

    🔥 AI firmy potřebují pro své mašiny DATA, ideálně nová, nikoliv přechroustaná internetem… Takže nedávno vyšlo najevo, že firma kupovala použité knihy ve velkém, hydraulickými řezačkami jim odstranila hřbety a jednotlivé stránky prohnala rychlými skenery – po naskenování stránek d…

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