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Satirical piece details book destruction for AI data ingestion

By PulseAugur Editorial · [4 sources] ·

A satirical piece from McSweeney's Internet Tendency describes the role of an individual tasked with destroying antique books after their content has been digitized for an AI platform. The article humorously details the process of scanning these historical texts and then disposing of them, highlighting the insatiable nature of AI data consumption. AI

RANK_REASON Satirical article not reporting on a factual event.

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Satirical piece details book destruction for AI data ingestion

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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them Into Our Company's Insatiable AI Platform' https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroy

    'I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them Into Our Company's Insatiable AI Platform' https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-we-scan-them-into-our-companys-insatiable-ai-platform # AI # Books # Technology

    LINKS mcsweeneys.net/…/im-the-guy-who-destroys-…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI https://www. mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the -guy-who-destroys-antique-books-afte

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI https://www. mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the -guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-we-scan-them-into-our-companys-insatiable-ai-platform # ai

    LINKS mcsweeneys.net/…/im-the-guy-who-destroys-…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's AI https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-we-scan-them-into-our-companys-insatiable-ai-platform # HackerNews # Tech # AI

    LINKS mcsweeneys.net/…/im-the-guy-who-destroys-…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's Insatiable AI Platform https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-

    I'm the Guy Who Destroys Antique Books After We Scan Them into Our Company's Insatiable AI Platform https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-destroys-antique-books-after-we-scan-them-into-our-companys-insatiable-ai-platform # AI # Books # Satire

    LINKS mcsweeneys.net/…/im-the-guy-who-destroys-…

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