“Vendors and rare books experts are increasingly worried that these artifacts may be under threat of destruction by generative AI companies seeking to feed their ravenous technology with new texts. Fears stem from a copyright lawsuit brought against [Anthropic] by book authors. Unsealed court files revealed earlier this year that the company was engaging in the practice of ‘destructive scanning’—buying physical books, slicing off the spines to more efficiently scan the pages, then pulping the remains—and had sought to keep it quiet.” — The Guardian - - -
I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI
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“Vendors and rare books experts are increasingly worried that these artifacts may be under threat of destruction by generative AI companies seeking to feed their ravenous technology with new texts. Fears stem from a cop…
I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI
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