Hacker News·4 min read·medium
AI companies destroy rare and non recoverable physical books
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The article reports on the AI industry's practice of purchasing rare, physical books in bulk to use as training data, which involves destroying the books through 'destructive scanning.' It highlights the tension between digital preservation and the loss of historical artifacts.
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