UK, Irish Booksellers Suspect Anthropic in Bulk AI Data Orders

TL;DR. Secondhand booksellers in the UK and Ireland report unusual bulk book orders, suspecting AI companies like Anthropic are acquiring data for training. - AI firms are reportedly buying diverse, non-thematic book collections from various regions globally. - Anthropic previously spent millions on books for 'data acquisition', lending credence to booksellers' suspicions. - The pattern suggests machine-driven purchases, with some orders directed to shared addresses under different aliases.

• UK and Irish secondhand booksellers observe strange bulk orders.
• Books are varied and non-thematic, unlike typical customer orders.
• Booksellers suspect AI firms are collecting data for model training.
• Anthropic was previously revealed to have purchased millions of books for 'data acquisition'.
• Some orders originate from entities like 'Zoom Books', which recycles books.
• The purchasing patterns appear machine-driven and span multiple countries.

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