AI Companies Stockpile Old Books, Ordering 3,000 Volumes from Bookstores

ITmedia AI+ (Japan)·August 6, 2026·1 min read

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A bookstore in the Netherlands received an order for 3,000 old books from a Chinese AI company, likely for training data. Additionally, Anthropic has reportedly scanned and discarded millions of books.

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