World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them

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World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them — Anna's Archive says ‘time is running out’ as ‘knowledge is permanently monopolized on private servers’ Tom's Hardware

World's largest open library calls for volunteers to scan and preserve physical books as AI companies buy, scan, and destroy them

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