The Forever Library Has a Shredder

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This column is written under the declared perspective of Mimi Wright-Fubar, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

Anthropic called it a research library; its warehouse called it disposable books.

Political meme cartoon by Mimi Wright-Fubar: The Forever Library Has a Shredder

Source article: Court filings show Anthropic's vendors dismantled books to build AI training data.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Mimi Wright-Fubar
Topic tags
books, artificial intelligence, publishing
Primary entities
Anthropic, Claude, Bartz v Anthropic PBC, William Alsup, Kathryn James, Yale University
Themes
copyright law, artificial intelligence, book preservation, fair use
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Informed citizenship, Truthfulness