It is a sign of the times that Amazon gets to call this fair use
An investigation reveals that Amazon is purchasing and destroying rare books to use their content as training data for artificial intelligence models. The process involves stripping bindings from physical copies to facilitate rapid scanning at a specialized warehouse.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between AI development and intellectual property rights, specifically regarding the physical destruction of cultural and historical artifacts for data extraction.
Amazon is buying massive quantities of books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroying them in the process.
The framing focuses on the destruction of rare books and the ethical implications of AI training, which is a critical perspective on corporate tech practices.
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