PerfectDark@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAI companies are now destroying warehouses full of rare booksgardinerbryant.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down112cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours agoNo, it’s far cheaper to scan a stack of loose papers than it is to scan a bound book, that’s why they’re cutting the pages out. And most of the books aren’t that valuable, even if they’re rare. So it’s an accounting decision to destroy the books.
No, it’s far cheaper to scan a stack of loose papers than it is to scan a bound book, that’s why they’re cutting the pages out. And most of the books aren’t that valuable, even if they’re rare. So it’s an accounting decision to destroy the books.