Biltong USA= https://biltongusa.com/ Anthropic's secret Project Panama involved buying millions of physical books, cutting off their spines, scanning every page, and destroying the paper copies to build its AI research library. Newly revealed court documents expose how Anthropic collected books for Claude AI, raising serious questions about artificial intelligence, copyright law, and who controls human knowledge. Project Panama began in 2024 as Anthropic raced to acquire enormous amounts of high-quality written material for artificial intelligence. Internal documents revealed that the company wanted to keep the operation out of public view. But the story goes much deeper than destroyed books. In this video, I examine the Project Panama revelations, why AI companies need human-written books, the copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, and the difference between legally scanning purchased books and acquiring pirated digital copies. As a 20-year U.S. Navy submarine veteran, I believe in accountability, documented evidence, and asking questions before accepting the official explanation. **CHAPTERS** 00:00 – Project Panama: Millions of Books Destroyed 00:45 – What Is Anthropic's Project Panama? 02:00 – Why AI Companies Need Millions of Books 03:15 – How Anthropic Scanned and Destroyed Books 04:30 – The Secret Project Panama Documents 05:45 – Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit Explained 07:00 – Claude AI, Copyright Law, and Fair Use 08:15 – Who Controls Human Knowledge in the AI Age? 09:15 – The Bigger Question About Artificial Intelligence What do you think? Should AI companies be allowed to purchase and destroy physical books to train artificial intelligence? Or is the bigger issue what happens to the information afterward? Subscribe for independent investigations, military-minded analysis, technology, history, and the stories behind the headlines. #ProjectPanama #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: Welcome to the Ben Dykes channel. After 20 years ser