AI vendors are destroying rare books to feed the chatbot

Strip-mining the world of old books

by Amy Castor and David Gerard

youtube.com/watch?v=MC3SwofuMt – video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260723- – podcast

time: 8 min 42 sec

pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/23/ai- – blog post

books flying about on a background of flames
23 July 2026, 21:15 66 boosts 50 favorites

We are inevitable

H.Y.D.R.A. the shoddily drawn robot is in evil mode (you can tell because his eyes are red).

Walrus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

There's only one rule when writing fake old English.

Get the grammar right.

Cometh is 3rd person singular.

Some bloke with parts of two robot arms in the foreground.
25 July 2026, 08:31 4 boosts 11 favorites

That’s an outrageous lie! We are already here.

@anne_twain Heroes poasting on Facebook and Insta to warn everybody about the threat of surveillance.

24 July 2026, 00:53 2 boosts 7 favorites

Too late, the robots already know where you live.

Hitchhiking Guide to Dadding

Dad Joke about getting your hair cut.

21 July 2026, 05:45 5 boosts 0 favorites
This robot is cringing at the dad joke.