AI Companies Buying Antique Books To Train Models, Then Destroying Them

Source: Slashdot.org· fjo3· July 26, 2026

Once focused on helping libraries, distributors, and book shops find and sell books, ISBNdb now helps AI companies bulk-buy anywhere between 1,000 to one million books per order, according to 404.As an added bonus, it also promises AI companies that it’ll kee…

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