# @okaashish on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbkub4dj3pT
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T10:00:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Aashish Pahwa (@okaashish) — https://gondola.cc/okaashish

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AI companies are reportedly buying thousands of physical books, scanning them, and then destroying them to train AI models.

At first, it sounds unbelievable. But the reality is more complicated than the headlines make it seem.

In this carousel, I break down what’s actually happening, what Project Panama is, why destructive book scanning is used, how it compares to projects like Google Books, and whether AI companies are really destroying rare and antique books.

This isn’t just a story about books—it’s about the future of AI, copyright, and how we balance preserving human knowledge with advancing technology.

Whether you agree with it or not, it’s one of the biggest debates in AI today.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Anthropic #MetaAI #Technology

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anthropic, technology, ai, artificialintelligence, metaai

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