AI Companies Shredding Rare Books to Fuel Their Algorithms
AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them, and destroying the originals to train their models. While legal, this practice raises serious ethical and cultural concerns.
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AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them, and destroying the originals to train their models. While legal, this practice raises serious ethical and cultural concerns.
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