sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 days agoAnthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI modelsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down14
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkAnthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI modelsarstechnica.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoThey could have just bought the ebooks…
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoNope. Ebooks are a license, so the First Sale Doctrine does not apply. Buying ebooks is nearly useless, legally.
minus-squareVodulas [they/them]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoI would hazard a guess that the eBook did not exist for the physical books they bought. Still, that doesn’t excuse their actions, nor the bigger issues with training LLMs
They could have just bought the ebooks…
Nope. Ebooks are a license, so the First Sale Doctrine does not apply. Buying ebooks is nearly useless, legally.
I would hazard a guess that the eBook did not exist for the physical books they bought. Still, that doesn’t excuse their actions, nor the bigger issues with training LLMs