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Why AI companies are gobbling up books

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AI companies like Amazon and Anthropic are bulk purchasing and destroying physical books to scan their contents for training large language models, raising concerns among book sellers and environmentalists. This practice highlights the tech industry's insatiable demand for high-quality data, which is leading to unintended consequences such as cultural heritage loss and environmental impact.

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