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ResearchPapers 23 Aug 2026 HN

AI companies destroy physical books - scan rare books before it is too late

The brief

Anna's Archive documented that AI companies are acquiring and in some cases physically destroying rare books and print materials during training data collection.

Key points

  1. The post calls for coordinated digitization efforts to preserve at-risk print collections before they are lost.
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Sources

  • HNannas-archive.gl