AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain

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AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.

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The original was posted on /r/aboringdystopia by /u/Vessel_soul on 2026-07-30 04:29:51+00:00.

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