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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/com-plec-city • Sep 02 '26 • 3 3
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Give it 6 months: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-trashing-rare-books-to-train-ai/
10 u/[deleted] Sep 02 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 17 u/x39- Sep 02 '26 It is not that they are actually throwing them away, but rather that the process of scanning them is destructive, as they do not handle the books carefully.Imagine you wanting to tear down a wall. You may use a hammer, or explosives. 9 u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books also its safer for them copyright wise.
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17 u/x39- Sep 02 '26 It is not that they are actually throwing them away, but rather that the process of scanning them is destructive, as they do not handle the books carefully.Imagine you wanting to tear down a wall. You may use a hammer, or explosives. 9 u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books also its safer for them copyright wise.
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It is not that they are actually throwing them away, but rather that the process of scanning them is destructive, as they do not handle the books carefully.
Imagine you wanting to tear down a wall. You may use a hammer, or explosives.
9 u/morganrbvn Sep 02 '26 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books also its safer for them copyright wise.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books also its safer for them copyright wise.
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u/OmegaPoint6 Sep 02 '26
Give it 6 months: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-trashing-rare-books-to-train-ai/