AI Training Sparks Debate Over 640K Tons of Landfilled Books

Amid reports of AI companies destroying books for training, a blogger argues that 640,000 tons of books landfilled annually in the US should instead be repurposed for AI training. This perspective has ignited a debate over AI data sourcing and resource recycling.

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