How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence
To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.
Exact coordinates
india: 20.590, 78.960
france: 46.230, 2.210
ukraine: 48.380, 31.170
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