AI companies are shredding books to train their models.

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The video highlights a controversial and ethically questionable practice by a prominent AI company, creating a sense of outrage and shock that drives engagement. The use of dramatic visuals and a clear narrative of destruction and potential loss of knowledge makes the content highly shareable.

Summary

An AI company, Anthropic, is reportedly scanning and shredding millions of books, including potentially irreplaceable ones, to train its models. This controversial practice was kept quiet due to anticipated negative public reaction.

Structure

1AI companies shredding books
2Anthropic's secret project to scan and shred books
3The scale of the book destruction
4The potential loss of knowledge
5Anthropic's hypocrisy in complaining about China copying models

Product placement

Anthropic: ACTS - an AI company that is scanning and shredding books to train its models. Removing it would change what happens in the video. The Washington Post: APPEARS - a news publication. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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AI companies are shredding books to train their models. and some were the last copies in existence. Anthropic bought billions worth of books in bulk — secretly. cut the spines off. scanned the pages. shredded them. and never once checked if any of them were irreplaceable. books that survived wars and fires. potentially gone forever. and they've been complaining about China copying their models while doing this. #anthropic #ai #books

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AI companies are shredding books to train their models. and some were the last copies in existence. Anthropic bought billions worth of books in bulk — secretly. cut the spines off. scanned the pages. shredded them. and never once checked if any of them were irreplaceable. books that survived wars and fires. potentially gone forever. and they've been complaining about China copying their models while doing this. #anthropic #ai #books