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This Dutch bookseller thought a request for 3,000 copies was ‘spam or phishing.’ Instead, AI companies are scanning and destroying books to train AI
Fortune·July 31, 2026·1 min read
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Dutch bookseller Pieter de Vries initially thought a request for 3,000 copies was a scam but later learned it was genuine. Meanwhile, AI companies are reportedly scanning and destroying books as part of their training processes.
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"I was shocked!" Pieter de Vries of Haarlem told Fortune. He said several other Dutch antiquarian booksellers received the same request.
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