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Destroying Books to Build a Mind - The New Yorker

A New Yorker article titled 'Destroying Books to Build a Mind' examines ethical and epistemic tensions in large language model training—specifically the use of copyrighted books without consent—and questions the sustainability and legitimacy of data-hungry AI development.

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Sep 9, 2026

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01 Training large language models on copyrighted books without permission constitutes an ethically fraught, extractive practice that undermines authorial agency and cultural sustainability.

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