World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them — Anna's Archive says ‘time is running out’ as ‘knowledge is permanently monopolized on private servers’
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As AI tech companies increasingly buy and destroy books to feed to their AI models, Anna's Archive is calling for volunteers to help preserve them for the public record.

cross-posted from: https://kbin.earth/m/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com/t/3120649

As AI tech companies increasingly buy and destroy books to feed to their AI models, Anna’s Archive is calling for volunteers to help preserve them for the public record.

  • Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    They bought a copy of a book. They gonna do with it what they want. It’s their’s. Not your’s. Their’s.

    You didn’t buy it. And you didn’t care about it till now. Over something you didn’t buy. Someone else did.

    So now you are outraged they are making copies? This has been happening since copy machines were invented.

    You’re outraged they destroyed THE ONE COPY they bought? (NOT ALL. JUST ONE)

    They recycled rather than hoarded. Good for them.

    This happens every day since books and other things were invented to manage unwanted junk.

    If you want it go buy a copy and support the author, go for it. You want to recycle? Go for it. Both things are not illegal. Nor should they be.

    I don’t get your problem here. Seems like you’re too stupid to know what to outrage about.

    It’s like you discovered that dirt exists for the first time and how dare someone shovels dirt in some unmarked area you never even knew or cared existed to make a trench.