Anthropic hired Google’s book-scanning chief to destroy and digitize millions of print books to train its AI models, aiming to create a vast database for machine learning. The company’s approach of cutting up physical books has raised concerns about the ethics of using such methods for AI development. The move highlights the growing importance of vast data sets in advancing AI technology.
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