AI Is Now Eating Books... Literally | 7.29.26

AI Is Now Eating Books... Literally | 7.29.26

July 29, 2026 Duration: 45:00
Episode 2007 - brought to you by https://patreon.com/hardfactor - Pop the Clutch, Send in the Car and join our community today, with access to bonus pods, Discord chat w/ hosts, trivia nights, and much more. 00:00:00 Timestamps 00:01:00 Wes is officially IN Japan (first Smoking Lounge review), and other headlines 00:07:25 AI companies, at least Anthropic according to lawsuit document, are buying pre-2023 books to literally eat them (to death) into their data training model for LLMs 00:19:48 ECommerce Bytes wins $50 Million from settlement with EBay + Meme News is the BEST 00:22:39 The "DubBot" from the Dublin, Ohio Police force has been shut down less than a year into service after contributing to ZERO arrests or tickets 00:26:48 Kansas Man arrested at public hearing for clapping against data centers + LASER BEAMS 00:33:50 Austin, Texas Pet Store has 2000 gallon fish tank burst randomly 00:37:30 13 year-old caught sharing magic mushroom candy at local YMCA Thank you for listening, we love you all, and most importantly: HAGFD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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