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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

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Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

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An investigation by 404 Media found that Amazon bought a shipment of rare books so it could scan and destroy them to train AI.

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Amazon, destroying books, this is such a full circle moment for them
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  They also love to publish stuff exclusively through Amazon so libraries won’t get it.

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