Anthropic faces backlash over claims it is destructively scanning millions of books
Yamapama · x · 2026-07-28
- A quoted post accuses Anthropic of running a secret project that destructively scans books, allegedly damaging rare and low-circulation copies in the process.
- The claim says the company spent billions to slice off spines and convert millions of books into training data, leaving physical copies unusable.
- It also says booksellers in Europe are raising alarms and that the case undercuts Anthropic’s “responsible lab” image.
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