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AI firms reportedly destroying rare books for chatbot training

AI companies are reportedly destroying rare books to use their content for training large language models. This practice involves disassembling physical books, scanning their pages, and then discarding the original materials. The blog post "Pivot to AI" highlights this issue, suggesting it's a consequence of the immense data requirements for training advanced AI systems. AI

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    AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot - YouTube https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=MC3SwofuMt0 Blog post: https:// pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/23/ai- v

    AI vendors destroying rare books to feed the chatbot - YouTube https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=MC3SwofuMt0 Blog post: https:// pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/23/ai- vendors-are-destroying-rare-books-to-feed-the-chatbot/ by @ davidgerard # AI # GenAI # Anthropic # Books # Capitalism