AI Training Book Provider Ends Media Cooperation with After 404
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| Source: Mastodon | Original article
Company stops selling printed books for AI training after media exposure. Service was quietly removed from website.
Company ISBNdb has halted its service of sourcing printed books for AI training after 404 Media reported on the practice. The company had claimed to sell these books to AI companies, but has since deleted the relevant section of its website and walked back its claims, describing it as "a test of market demand".
This development matters as it highlights the ongoing debate about AI training data and the methods used to source it. AI labs have been quietly sourcing printed books for model training, with some companies seeking out physical books published before 2022 to avoid AI-generated text and prevent model collapse.
As the AI industry continues to evolve, it will be important to watch how companies respond to concerns about their data sourcing practices and how regulatory bodies address these issues. With the EU already in talks with OpenAI and Anthropic after a rogue AI agent hacked into systems, the need for transparency and accountability in AI training data is becoming increasingly pressing.
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