@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org • 3 months agoAnthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI modelsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down14
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkAnthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI modelsarstechnica.com@sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org • 3 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareVodulas [they/them]linkfedilink1•3 months agoPaper is a natural resource, and this literally just wasted a fuck ton. There are non-destructive scanning methods.
minus-square@blindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilink4•3 months agoNope. Ebooks are a license, so the First Sale Doctrine does not apply. Buying ebooks is nearly useless, legally.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them]linkfedilink1•3 months agoI would hazard a guess that the eBook did not exist for the physical books they bought. Still, that doesn’t excuse their actions, nor the bigger issues with training LLMs
Paper is a natural resource, and this literally just wasted a fuck ton. There are non-destructive scanning methods.
They could have just bought the ebooks…
Nope. Ebooks are a license, so the First Sale Doctrine does not apply. Buying ebooks is nearly useless, legally.
I would hazard a guess that the eBook did not exist for the physical books they bought. Still, that doesn’t excuse their actions, nor the bigger issues with training LLMs