Intent not malicious, it's indifference: Thousands, if not millions, of books sent to AI woodchipper
François Picard is pleased to welcome investigative journalist Emanuel Maiberg, Co-founder of 404 Media. As we embark on AI's uncharted waters, Maiberg has made a most unexpected discovery:: the mass acquisition, dismemberment and scanning of rare books for use as training data. His investigation reveals a globalised and deliberately opaque supply chain in which books purchased through anonymous…
We haven't written up this one. France 24 has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.