Stop destroying books for AI!
To all world leaders:
We call on you to act and stop Anthropic and other tech companies from destroying books to train their AI models. Old books are part of humanity's shared memory, not disposable fuel for chatbots.
They’re destroying millions of books to feed AI. Sign and share to stop it:
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To all world leaders:
We wish it was a grim science fiction novel, but it's not.
High-speed machines slice the spines off millions of rare books, to scan every page. Then those books get thrown away.
Experts now suspect millions of books from all over the world might have been destroyed already… just to feed the insatiable hunger of a couple of billionaires to train their AI chatbots.
The question isn't whether we support AI. It's whether we're willing to sacrifice humanity's shared memory for the profit of US tech companies.
In the last few days, the news has become viral on social media, but we must call on world leaders to turn this outrage into real change: Sign this call to force AI companies to stop destroying books – Avaaz will work with writers, artists and librarians across the world to deliver our message.
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