{
  "id": 8120055,
  "title": "Intent not malicious, it's indifference: Thousands, if not millions, of books sent to AI woodchipper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/intent-not-malicious-its-indifference-thousands-if-not-millions-of",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:10:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260917-intent-not-malicious-it-s-indifference-thousands-if-not-millions-of-books-sent-to-ai-woodchipper"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}