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Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them

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Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them
The Oregonian
The Oregonian15 mins ago
Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them
Amazon is reportedly buying books and destroying them to help build out a new technology.
Ars Technica
Ars Technica45 mins ago
Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
TechCrunch
TechCrunch🏁 first to report2 hrs ago
Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI
Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online.
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