Richard Barnes on Mythryl: “Vernor Vinge: In my book, I invented the library-shredding scanning…”

Vernor Vinge: In my book, I invented the library-shredding scanning machine as a cautionary tale. Tech Company: At long last, we have created the library shredding scanning machine from classic sci-fi novel Don’t Create the Library-Shredding Scanning Machine.

Cathy Gellis@cathygellis.bsky.social

I'll defend AI's ability to scan books for training. BUT NOT DESTROY THEM. And this "rationale" is insane. It's not true, and it offers no defense for training.

30/7/26, 5:15 am1 repost3 likes

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