ILAI companies are purchasing and destroying millions of rare books to use them as training data for AI models, according to reports. These companies, including Anthropic, are scanning the books, removing their spines, and shredding the originals to avoid 'AI slop', low-quality content generated by AI. Publishers and experts argue that pre-2022 print books are valuable because they lack AI-generated text, making them ideal for training high-quality models. However, this practice has raised concerns among book sellers and authors, who claim that companies are acquiring large quantities of books without proper authorization. A class-action lawsuit was filed against Anthropic, alleging copyright violations due to the unauthorized use of pirated books.
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