---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "4d1f30b18d1cb62ae11e0af71bb47704449342c6b565e93ff15328fff2fdef3f"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/4d1f30b1?lang=en"
title: "Are we just going to ignore that books are destroyed for AI?"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-11-13T18:14:38.000Z"
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["llm"]
source_urls: ["https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/17/ai-companies-are-buying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50487469"]
summary: "No summary is available."
---

# Are we just going to ignore that books are destroyed for AI?

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/4d1f30b1?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-11-13T18:14:38.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

No summary is available\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/17/ai-companies-are-buying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50487469>)