AI Companies Are Buying—And Destroying—Antique Books. Here’s Why.

Source: Forbes· Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff, Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/· August 17, 2026

Millions of physical books are being scanned to train AI models. They’re then dumped in the trash.

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