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- 2026-08-01 controversy ISBNdb.com removed claims of sourcing books for AI training after media reports raised concerns. source
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AI Company Allegedly Scans Books from ISBNdb for Training Data
An AI company is reportedly scanning books from the ISBNdb.com database to train its models. The company, which has not been publicly identified, is allegedly using the database's collection of book metadata to build it…
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ISBNdb.com walks back AI book training claims after media report
ISBNdb.com has removed claims from its website that it sourced printed books for AI training, following reporting by 404 Media. The company stated that the page was a "test of market interest" and that it has never purc…
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AI training book sourcing service halts after media coverage
ISBNdb, a company that claimed to source printed books for AI training, has ceased this offering following reporting by 404 Media. The company initially stated the service was a test of market interest and has since rem…
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AI firms buy, scan, and shred rare books for data
AI companies are reportedly purchasing large quantities of rare books, scanning them for data, and then destroying the originals. Services like ISBNdb facilitate these bulk orders, with a particular demand for pre-2022 …
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AI firms shred millions of books for training data, sparking preservation calls
AI companies are reportedly engaging in the large-scale acquisition and destruction of physical books, particularly those published before 2022, to use as training data for their models. Services like ISBNdb facilitate …
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Anthropic faces criticism over alleged book destruction for AI training
A user on Mastodon expressed strong negative sentiment towards individuals allegedly involved with Anthropic, accusing them of destroying old books to extract information for AI models. The user cited ISBNdb.com as a co…
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AI companies turn to old books for training data to avoid model collapse
A company called ISBNdb is positioning old, printed books as a superior source of training data for AI models. They argue that books offer curated, peer-reviewed human knowledge that web crawls cannot replicate, and imp…
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AI firms buy millions of old books for training data, avoiding web 'slop'
AI companies are acquiring large quantities of older books to use as training data, seeking to avoid the "AI slop" of internet-scraped text that could lead to model collapse. Services like ISBNdb facilitate these bulk p…
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Librario launches as unified book metadata API
Librario is a new API service that aggregates book metadata from multiple sources like Google Books and ISBNDB into a single, unified response. The project aims to solve the problem of incomplete book information by mer…