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title: "AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late"
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# AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late

Source: annas-archive.pk
Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385994
Original source: https://annas-archive.pk/blog/physical-destruction.html

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