AI firms hoover up the world's books, yet you still can't buy an obscure title
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-10-06
- Stewart Alsop III points out the irony: AI companies can hoover up the world's entire book supply for training, while he still can't buy a slightly obscure book through legitimate channels and has to hunt through weird corners of the internet.
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