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Booksellers Suspect AI Companies Are Buying Rare Books Just to Destroy Them for Training Data

Rare booksellers report a pattern of bulk purchases followed by book destruction, raising suspicions that AI firms are acquiring physical texts to scan and shred for training data.

Aug 13, 2026

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