Books Destroyed for AI Training | Calgary News

Canada’s used bookstores are caught in a whirlwind as mysterious buyers scoop up massive stacks of old books—only to have them shredded for AI training data. After a U.S. lawsuit exposed companies chopping books to feed language models, similar practices are now under investigation here and abroad. Bookstore owners, wary of corporate secrecy and shifting company names like Zoom Books, are torn between survival and ethics, refusing sales unless they’re certain the books won’t end up as digital fuel. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fdd6055ff5d04971