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How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence

To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.

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  1. 2026-10-16 09:31 · France 24 — Artificial Intelligence
    How books are being scanned and destroyed to train artificial intelligence

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