How did Anthropic train its AI models on millions of books?

when ChatGPT launchedin November of 2022, began a race that almost instantly consumed the tech industry. OpenAI did not invent the concept of artificial intelligence, but most modern technologies were limited to research laboratories in companies and institutions around the world. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. And better than anyone expected. Many companies have decided that they need to catch up as quickly as possible, by any means necessary, or risk losing the battle for perhaps the most important technology of all.

on This episode of vertcastWe’re talking about one version of this scramble. The Washington Post‘s Do we pray? He and his team join the show to talk about the details Unveiling the “Panama Project” A major effort within Anthropic to access and digitize vast amounts of books in order to feed them with large language models. Anthropic’s plan — which included book shredders, hacking sites, and massive repositories — sounds a lot like what’s happening at other companies, too. The struggle over whether any of it is right, legally or ethically, is Very persistent.

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