▲ 285 ▼ AI companies destroy physical books — let’s scan rare books before it’s too late (annas-archive.gl) submitted 2 months ago* by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] patruelis@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (9 children) How to scan a book? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago (5 children) https://archive.org/details/eliza-digitizing-book_202107 That’s how to do it the right way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago (4 children) Damn that's a lot of waiting. There was another device that just MRI'd books where they were, but no, 'AI' companies need to rip books apart to scan them. FU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) No less frustrating but I believe destruction is a required part of the process so the AI companies can say they still only have one "copy" of the book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Oh like they care. No, it's far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago Yah, exclusive content, or just rats watching the ship go down while burning books. FU AI bros playing the largest scam in history... permalink fedilink source parent [–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago They have cradles that hold them so a camera can photograph them. You then save the book afterwards permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rothe@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You take pictures of it with your phone. It is as simple as that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] patruelis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I want to see you do that for a 500page book. Now multiply by however many books. I've got over 1000 books in my home library. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago (5 children) https://archive.org/details/eliza-digitizing-book_202107 That’s how to do it the right way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago (4 children) Damn that's a lot of waiting. There was another device that just MRI'd books where they were, but no, 'AI' companies need to rip books apart to scan them. FU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) No less frustrating but I believe destruction is a required part of the process so the AI companies can say they still only have one "copy" of the book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Oh like they care. No, it's far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago Yah, exclusive content, or just rats watching the ship go down while burning books. FU AI bros playing the largest scam in history... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago (4 children) Damn that's a lot of waiting. There was another device that just MRI'd books where they were, but no, 'AI' companies need to rip books apart to scan them. FU. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) No less frustrating but I believe destruction is a required part of the process so the AI companies can say they still only have one "copy" of the book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Oh like they care. No, it's far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago Yah, exclusive content, or just rats watching the ship go down while burning books. FU AI bros playing the largest scam in history... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children) No less frustrating but I believe destruction is a required part of the process so the AI companies can say they still only have one "copy" of the book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Oh like they care. No, it's far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago Yah, exclusive content, or just rats watching the ship go down while burning books. FU AI bros playing the largest scam in history... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Oh like they care. No, it's far more crass: destroying the book makes scanning easier and faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago It’s worse. They want to train their models on data their competitors cannot access. So they buy rare books, scan them in, and destroy the source material. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago Yah, exclusive content, or just rats watching the ship go down while burning books. FU AI bros playing the largest scam in history... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago They have cradles that hold them so a camera can photograph them. You then save the book afterwards permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You take pictures of it with your phone. It is as simple as that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] patruelis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I want to see you do that for a 500page book. Now multiply by however many books. I've got over 1000 books in my home library. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] patruelis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I want to see you do that for a 500page book. Now multiply by however many books. I've got over 1000 books in my home library. permalink fedilink source parent