silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoAI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slopwww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareisleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoNot the rare, out of print, and long forgotten. And that’s what’s so scary about this. They’re probably not paying to scan books that would otherwise end up at a landfill.
Not the rare, out of print, and long forgotten. And that’s what’s so scary about this. They’re probably not paying to scan books that would otherwise end up at a landfill.