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The era where Amazon of bookstores buys up used books in bulk, feeds them to AI, and throws them away

The era where Amazon of bookstores buys up used books in bulk, feeds them to AI, and throws them away

This became a topic in Japan recently too, but in the United States, the movement of AI development companies placing massive orders for used books and then dismantling and discarding them has been surfacing for quite some time.

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日本にっぽんでもこないだ話題わだいになってましたが、アメリカではずいぶん前まえからAI開発かいはつ各社かくしゃによる古本ふるほん大量たいりょう発注はっちゅうからの解体かいたい&廃棄はいきの動うごきが表面化ひょうめんかしています。

This became a topic in Japan recently too, but in the United States, the movement of AI development companies placing massive orders for used books and then dismantling and discarding them has been surfacing for quite some time.

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