AIThe Registerabout 1 hour ago
AI firms destroy books, FTC probe sought
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Eighteen advocacy groups asked the FTC to investigate AI companies buying and destroying physical books for training data. Anthropic's "Project Panama" destructively scanned books, per a 2024 memo, and Amazon also participates. The practice removes non-renewable resources from public access.
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