AI companies bulk-purchasing and destroying rare books for training data

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AI companies are destroying rare books to train models while exploiting fair use loophole
AI companies buy rare pre-2022 books, scan and destroy originals for training, with practice ruled fair use by a federal judge.

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/pol/539784646 ↗ live · archive critical breaking 14 replies AI companies buy rare pre-2022 books, scan and destroy originals for training, with practice ruled fair use by a federal judge.
/g/109384829 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 88 replies AI companies are allegedly bulk-buying and physically destroying rare pre-2022 books to scan for training data while keeping the buyers anonymous.
/pol/539706255 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 12 replies AI companies are destroying rare books to train models while exploiting fair use loophole