Japanese book wholesaler Nippan admits selling bulk books to Anthropic
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According to publishing-industry sources, Nippan Group Holdings — parent of major Japanese book wholesaler Nippan — confirmed in a letter to the Japan Book Publishers Association that it sold a large quantity of books to US AI company Anthropic. The transaction was reportedly confirmed recently. Neither the letter nor the report disclosed the number of books, the value or the intended use.
Why it matters: The disclosure adds to scrutiny of how AI companies source copyright-protected material for training.
据出版行业消息人士透露，日本一家大型图书批发商承认，已向美国人工智能企业Anthropic出售大量图书。日本出版贩卖株式会社母公司日贩集团控股，在回复日本书籍出版协会的信函中，近期确认了这笔交易。阅读全文…
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