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A coalition of advocacy groups has urged the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate major AI companies for allegedly purchasing, digitizing, and destroying physical books to train large language models. The groups warn this practice could harm competition and result in the loss of rare or final copies of books.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems (large language models) trained on scanned books, with the companies allegedly destroying physical copies, including rare or last copies. This destruction directly harms communities by limiting access to cultural and informational resources and raises legal concerns about unfair competition and intellectual property rights violations. The harm is realized, not just potential, as books have been destroyed. The AI system's development and use are central to the harm. Hence, this is an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]