The problem here is intellectual property more than AI. If it weren't for restrictions on scanning and sharing, this wouldn't be necessary (they'd pull from internet archive etc.) or as harmful (we'd have the scans) www.news.com.au/technology/o...
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare booksIf you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.www.news.com.au