
日販グループHDが日本書籍出版協会の照会に対し、米アンソロピック社への書籍販売の事実を認める書面回答を行った。
出版取次大手の日販グループHDが、日本書籍出版協会の照会に対し、米AI企業アンソロピックへ日本の書籍を販売していた事実を認めた。グループ会社が2024年11月に契約を締結し販売していたという。
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出版取次大手の日販グループが米AI企業に書籍を販売していた疑惑を巡る動向。
出版取次大手の日販が、米人工知能(AI)企業アンソロピックに日本の書籍を大量販売していた疑いを巡り、日販グループホールディングス(GHD)が業界団体「日本書籍出版協会」(書協)の照会に対し、販売の事実を認めていたことが7日、関係者への取材で分かった。
関係者によると、日販GHDは5日に書面で回答。海外関連の出版・流通事業などを手掛けるグループ会社の日販アイ・ピー・エス(IPS)が、2024年11月にアンソロピックと取引契約を締結し、同12月から25年12月まで書籍を販売していたと認めた。
日販IPSは契約前、アンソロピックに利用目的を確認していたが、AI学習を目的とした書籍購入との認識には至らなかったと主張。全体の冊数や価格については回答を控え、各出版社の個別の問い合わせに応じるとしているという。

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