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wikipediasuckscoop@wikipediasuckscoop@lemmy.world
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AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buying and destroying millions of books

www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/ai-companies-are-anonymously-buying-and-destroying-millions-of-books-through-middleman-services-to-avoid-headlines-about-ai-companies-buying-and-destroying-millions-of-books/
A book burning on a rock by the coast.PC GamerAI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buying and destroying millions of booksBooksellers say they're facing a sudden surge of orders for seemingly random rare books—and fear they might be profiting from their destruction.
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sachamato@sachamato@lemmy.world
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Great that they are digitalising, but can’t they also find a non destructive way to do so? I wonder… Books have always been there and are inherent to our history and human existence. This should not be happening, ever. Books need to be well preserved.

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Frettchen@Frettchen@lemmy.world
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Did you read about it? The destruction is the part they are interested in

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