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Japan book wholesaler confirms sales to Anthropic
Original: Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source
A Japanese book wholesaler has confirmed that it sold books to US artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to an industry source cited by Kyodo News. The disclosure adds to ongoing scrutiny in Japan and elsewhere over how AI developers obtain copyrighted books and written material to train their models, an issue of growing concern for publishers and authors.
Why now: AI companies' use of copyrighted books for training data is a live controversy involving publishers and authors
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- Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source · Japan Wire by Kyodo News
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