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Jürgen Hubert@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
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So apparently #AI companies are buying old books at secondhand bookstores which aren't yet available in digital form, scan them in to feed their models, and then shred the books afterwards.

#books #bookstodon
https://www.tagesschau.de/kultur/ki-firmen-antiquarische-buecher-100.html

tagesschau.deKI-Firmen kaufen offenbar Antiquariate leer - Buchhändler alarmiertEs sind sonderbare Bestellungen: Massenweise werden in Antiquariaten innerhalb kürzester Zeit online Ladenhüter bestellt. Dahinter stecken vermutlich Firmen, die ihre KI trainieren. Nicht nur Buchhändler sind alarmiert. Von J. Büchsenmann.
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Matt@matt@matts.network
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Replying to @juergen_hubert@mementomori.social

@juergen_hubert If they don't want to pay to store the books afterwards they should probably be donating them to secondhand book shops 🤔

Jul 5, 2026, 07:21 UTCen
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