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AI firms buy and destroy books for pre-2022 training data

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AI companies are reportedly purchasing large volumes of secondhand books, only to scan and destroy them. This practice aims to acquire training data from pre-2022 sources that have not been digitally altered. Anthropic's "Project Panama" is cited as an example of this method, which is described as legal. AI

IMPACT This practice raises questions about data sourcing and preservation in AI development.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a practice by AI companies rather than a direct release or event.

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AI firms buy and destroy books for pre-2022 training data

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

    Casual reminder that # AI companies are acquiring large quantities of secondhand # books through intermediaries, scanning and destroying them, all to obtain tra

    Casual reminder that # AI companies are acquiring large quantities of secondhand # books through intermediaries, scanning and destroying them, all to obtain training data “untouched by # machines ” from before 2022. One example of this legal(!) practice is # Anthropic 's "Project…

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