zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

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Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

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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I don’t think most people realize that the most efficient process for scanning books involves disassembling them.

So of course they’re upset to hear the books are disposed of afterwards.

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