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AI Firms Suspected in Bulk Book Orders
Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland report bulk orders from mystery buyers, suspected to be AI companies acquiring books for training data. Barter Books sold hundreds of random titles for about £4,000, and one UK seller received orders for 6,000 books since January.
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