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AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

404 Media 21 July 2026 Yesterday
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
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ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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