Booksellers report mysterious bulk orders for old books, sparking AI training data speculation

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digitaltrends.comBooksellers report mysterious bulk orders for old books, sparking AI training data speculation18 hours ago

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machinebrief.comSecondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?yesterday · By Machine Brief

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BBC NewsSecondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?yesterday

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perplexityaimagazine.comAI Companies Are Buying Bookshops Rarest Stock, Scanning It, and Destroying It. The Booksellers Just Found Outyesterday · By Awais Khalid

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theguardian.comSecondhand booksellers report bulk orders, suspect AI firms buying books for datayesterday

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machinebrief.comSecondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk ordersyesterday · By Dan Milmo Global technology editor

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Tom's HardwareIndependent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data4 days ago · By Jowi Morales

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Digital Trends@digital-trends.bsky.socialAI companies may be gobbling up old books, and I really hope they aren’t destroying themPosted on Bluesky· 18 hours agoKirk McElhearn@kirkville.comSecondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk ordersPosted on Bluesky· yesterday