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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 4 MIN

The Modern Book Burners

from TudoRama · host Tudor Rickards

Send us Fan MailThis is the story about a large scale operation, possibly illegal, in buying second hand books, scraping their contents before destroying the originals.It was drawn to my attention by a regular contributor to my newsletter who sent me this intriguing message.“I read this article a week or so ago, and it made me think about our conversation about your books being scanned for AI use. It’s such an odd situation - codified knowledge, scanned for AI use, and then the source is destroyed”Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com

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Send us Fan Mail This is the story about a large scale operation, possibly illegal, in buying second hand books, scraping their contents before destroying the originals. It was drawn to my attention by a regular contributor to my newsletter who sent me this intriguing message. “I read this article a week or so ago, and it made me think about our conversation about your books being scanned for AI use. It’s such an odd situation - codified knowledge, scanned for AI use, and then the source is...

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