‘Hoard and Destroy’? Advocates demand Federal Probe of book-burning by AI Giants

Filed by Elara Myst

 “AI companies are engineering a future where only the wealthiest incumbents can build high-quality AI models and operate as the sole holders of humanity’s written works.”Jake JohnsonAug 21, 2026 A coalition of American civil society groups on Friday called for a federal investigation into reports that artificial intelligence giants are mass-purchasing physical books, scanning them to train their AI models, and destroying them without regard for historical artifacts or ...