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Machine Learning4 min reading time

AI firms are buying up old books because they are the last slop-free data left

The Next WebPublished Jul 22, 2026

ISBNdb supplies pre-2022 printed books to AI labs for training data to avoid AI-generated text contamination and data poisoning. The process involves destroying books by removing spines for scanning, with confidentiality agreements to keep buyers anonymous.

#ai-training-data #data-poisoning #isbndb #model-collapse #pre-2022-books

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