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Anthropic Destroyed Millions of Print Books to Build Its AI Models
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2025
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The content is 403 for me. I imagine these are copies, and not rares or one of a kinds.
Even if every book had copies readily available, trashing millions of books is immensely wasteful.
People decry mass book burnings, but when tech bros do the same shit, they don't even blink.
I didn't say it was a good thing
From the article:
You would hope so, but I am not so sure.
Edit: here’s a snapshot for you: https://archive.is/pBkPr