inari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too lateannas-archive.glexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down14 cross-posted to: tech@piefed.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkAI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too lateannas-archive.glinari@piefed.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink cross-posted to: tech@piefed.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareReptilianCleric@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoOh like they care. No, it’s far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster.
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material.
Oh like they care.
No, it’s far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster.
It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material.