Japan book wholesaler admits selling books to Anthropic: industry source

A major Japanese book wholesaler has admitted selling a large number of books to U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to a publishing industry source.Nippan Group Holdings Inc., the parent company of Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc., recently confirmed the transactions in its response to a letter from the Japan Book Publishers Association.Concerns are growing within the Japanese publishing industry that the books may have been destroyed after having their spines cut to enable scanning for digital data to train AI.The association sought clarification after court filings in a U…READ FULL ARTICLE