Booksellers are reporting a significant increase in the purchase of old books, with one seller hiding an AirTag in a rare book to track its journey. The book ended up in an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas, where it was discovered that the company, along with others, is cutting off book spines and scanning the pages to convert them into data before destroying the physical copies. This process is part of efforts to digitize information for AI. AI
IMPACT This practice raises concerns about the preservation of physical books and historical data as companies prioritize digitization for AI.
RANK_REASON Article discusses a practice by companies, not a specific event like a release or funding.
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