When the AI Wind Blows, Do "Furuhonya" Profit!? - Why AI Companies Are Buying Used Books in Bulk #123
In this episode, we cover a variety of intriguing tech news topics, ranging from the buzz about AI companies buying up old paper books in bulk to secure training data, to Google's latest AI model and Substack's AI detection feature.
Why old paper books are being bought up by AI companies.
To prevent "model collapse"—where AI learns from its own generated text and degrades in performance—old paper books published before 2022 are being purchased in massive quantities worldwide. The discussion reveals an unseen scramble for training data, with bookstores specializing in foreign-language books seeing a surge in sales.
From Google's new model announcement to Substack's new initiatives.
In the second half of the program, topics include Google's new AI model with enhanced programming capabilities and price cuts, alongside Substack's introduction of a detection tool to estimate whether articles or comments are AI-generated.
There is even deeper discussion ahead, so please be sure to listen to the full episode.
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