UK · 5 August 2026

Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James

Reported by The Guardian UK

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic destructively scanned books to gather training data, according to court documents in the case *Bartz v Anthropic*. The firm apparently chose this method because it found destroying the books easier than dealing with copyright issues.

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