2026-07-05 16:09 UTC
Is it conceivable that printed books and encyclopaedias from before AI may become quite sought after and valuable as reliable sources of information in the near future?
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@mrfoostang@foostang.xyz 2026-07-05 16:18
@Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie In theory, but they'll become unavailable so it's a somewhat academic question.
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@michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-07-05 16:12
@Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie Absolutely: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/why-one-man-is-archiving-human-made-content-from-before-the-ai-explosion/
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@psneeze@mastodon.ie 2026-07-05 16:14
@Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie Absolutely. There is no doubt about that.
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@jeroenbosman@akademienl.social 2026-07-05 18:52
@Luke_Drury@mastodon.dias.ie Indeed, let's make some full hardcopy editions of the entire wikipedia as it was in 2021, in all language versions, and put them in libraries. Seriously.