Anthropic Destroyed Millions of Books to Train Claude
July 29, 2026
Signal vs. Noise is Onramp Media's twice-weekly show covering the five biggest stories across markets, technology, and culture, with five minutes on the clock for each. In this episode, hosts Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Liam Nelson, and Brian Cubellis cover Anthropic's book-scanning for Claude, record grocery-price inflation, a rebound in AI-native hiring, and Franklin Templeton's take on agentic AI as crypto's killer use case.
Signal vs Noise: Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Liam Nelson, and Brian Cubellis put four viral headlines on the shot clock, sparring over Anthropic slicing millions of print books from their bindings to train Claude, grocery prices climbing 33% since 2019 in the biggest jump in 50 years, big companies hiring again for AI-native skills after October's largest layoff month in over two decades, and Franklin Templeton calling agentic AI the killer use case for crypto.
Chapters
02:17 - Topic 1 - Anthropic Destroyed Millions of Books to Train Claude 08:39 - Topic 2 - Grocery Prices Post Their Biggest Jump in 50 Years 15:11 - Topic 3 - Big Companies Hiring Again for AI-Native Skills 22:37 - Topic 4 - Is Agentic AI Crypto's Killer Use Case? 27:51 - Topic 5 - Lightning Round: Signals of the Week
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Signal vs. Noise say about Anthropic and book scanning?
At 02:17, Signal vs. Noise covers reporting that Anthropic scanned and discarded millions of print books to build training data for Claude, and the hosts debate what it means for AI training practices.
What does the episode say about grocery prices?
At 08:39, the hosts unpack data showing grocery prices have climbed 33% since 2019, the biggest jump in 50 years, and debate what's driving it.
Is hiring picking up for AI skills, according to the show?
At 15:11, Signal vs. Noise discusses big companies hiring again for AI-native skills, following October's largest layoff month in over two decades.
Does the episode call agentic AI crypto's killer use case?
At 22:37, the hosts discuss Franklin Templeton's view that agentic AI could be crypto's killer use case, weighing whether the thesis holds up.
Who hosts Signal vs. Noise?
Signal vs. Noise is hosted by Onramp's Jackson Mikalic, Michael Tanguma, Liam Nelson, and Brian Cubellis, covering five stories with five minutes each on the clock.
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