Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI

AI News August 12, 2026 07:00 PM

Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data Tom's Hardware

Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI

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