AmRyanThomas
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Do AI companies still buy pirated book contents for their data training?
Do AI Companies still buy Pirated Books Contents for their Data Training?
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They're destroying antique ones, that's for sure.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
Fuck Anthropic.
rocknlight
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is that even a question?) we all know the answer
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Yes, Amazon is buying, scanning, burning rare books and of course getting away with it 
https://www.inc.com/georgia-fearn/a...stroying-after-scanning-back-to-2024/91392000
https://www.inc.com/georgia-fearn/a...stroying-after-scanning-back-to-2024/91392000
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They've probably gotten enough. No need to buy more if at all there are still others not yet bought
Nexa Flow Digital
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No, major AI companies backed away from pirated book sites like LibGen after massive copyright lawsuits made them a legal nightmare. Now they either buy licensing rights from publishers or purchase millions of physical books to scan themselves.