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Company Offering Printed Books To Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | tags: isbndb, ai training, printed books

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Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: reddit, google, ai training

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AI companies are reportedly shredding millions of books after using them to train AI models — tech giants outsource to middlemen to secretly buy up books for training material (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: anthropic, claude ai, better world books

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You can’t ignore Google Zero anymore (theverge.com)

2026-07-24 | by David Pierce | tags: google zero, google search, ai training

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Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-22 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: synthesia, ai training, roleplay sessions

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AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop (slashdot.org)

2026-07-21 | tags: isbndb, ai training data, pre-llm

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Anthropic hit with largest-ever $1.5 billion penalty in copyright lawsuit — court says training AI on published material is fair use, but startup’s pirated library infringes on authors’ rights (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-21 | by Jowi Morales | tags: anthropic, copyright lawsuit, fair use

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How to Opt Out of AI Chatbots Collecting Your Data for Training Purposes (cnet.com)

2026-07-16 | by See Full Bio | tags: ai chatbots, google, gemini

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Samsung Health won’t actually delete your data if you opt out of AI training (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: ai training, health, health data

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Cloudflare Pushes AI Companies To Pay For Publishers' Content (slashdot.org)

2026-07-01 | get Cloudflare AI Content Protection → | tags: cloudflare, ai companies, publishers

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From Fortnite to robots: General Intuition raises $2.3B on bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-25 | by Rebecca Bellan | get AI Robot Training Kit → | tags: fortnite, general intuition, ai robotics

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How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Reece Rogers | get Google Search AI Privacy Guide → | tags: google, google search, ai training

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Meta pauses mandatory AI training program that tracked employee keystrokes after internal data leak exposed sensitive staff information company-wide — employees express frustration over poor handling of data (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-24 | by Etiido Uko | get Privacy Screen Keyboard Protector → | tags: meta, ai training program, model capability initiative

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Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | by Paresh Dave | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: meta, model compatibility initiative, ai training

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Medical records could be revealed by AI training-data vulnerability (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-24 | by Thompson | get AI Data Security Kit → | tags: ai training-data, medical records, data vulnerability

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Meta halts worker tracking for AI training due to privacy fears (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-06-23 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | get Meta Privacy Safety Kit → | tags: meta, ai training, model capability initiative

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Meta hits pause on AI training project after employee data became visible company-wide (techspot.com)

2026-06-23 | by Skye Jacobs | get Meta AI Data Security Kit → | tags: meta, ai training, model capability initiative

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Meta is 'pausing' employee tracking program after it let the whole company see sensitive data (engadget.com)

2026-06-22 | by Anna Washenko | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: meta, model capability initiative, ai training program

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The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI (theverge.com)

2026-06-20 | by Terrence O'Brien | get AI Music Licensing Database → | tags: atlantic, alex reisner, ai training datasets

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Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-12 | by Connie Loizos | get Meta AI Developer Kit → | tags: meta, ai unit, applied ai

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Meta Workers Can Opt Out of Workplace Tracking for Up to 30 Minutes (slashdot.org)

2026-06-03 | get Meta Workplace Privacy Badge → | tags: meta, superintelligence labs, ai training data

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Meta will reportedly let employees take 30-minute breaks from its tracking program (engadget.com)

2026-06-03 | by Karissa Bell | get Meta Employee Wellness Tracker → | tags: meta, model capability initiative, mark zuckerberg

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Meta's AI training effort is capturing employee emails and browsing history, not just mouse clicks (techspot.com)

2026-06-01 | get Meta Data Privacy Toolkit → | tags: meta, model capability initiative, ai training

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This Startup Will Clean Your NYC Apartment for Free — As Long As You Allow Them To Do This One Thing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-01 | by Jonathan Small | get Robot Vacuum Cleaner → | tags: microagi, shift app, ai training

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A Company Will Clean Your Nasty Apartment For Free if You Let Them Record It (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-30 | get Cleaning Service with Video Recording → | tags: ai training, company, data

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Meta's employee mouse tracking program could reportedly violate EU privacy laws (engadget.com)

2026-05-30 | by Mariella Moon | get Privacy-Focused Mouse Tracker → | tags: meta, mouse tracking, eu privacy laws

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Shift will clean homes for free to train future robots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-29 | by Robert Hart | tags: shift, ai training, bercan kilic

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Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores (theverge.com)

2026-05-29 | by Robert Hart | get Smart Home Security Camera → | tags: shift, ai training, robotics companies

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This company wants to clean your house for free, to train AI and robots (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-29 | get Robot Vacuum Cleaner → | tags: shift, ai training data, household robots

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This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots (theverge.com)

2026-05-29 | by Robert Hart | get Robot Vacuum Cleaner → | tags: shift, ai training, bercan kilic