{
  "id": 33469,
  "title": "‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/more-than-just-objects-australian-booksellers-raise-alarm-over",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-01T20:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/02/australian-book-sellers-alarm-destruction-rare-titles-ai-supply-chain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “Sometimes books tell you more than the content,” says Tim White, as he lines up carefully dust-jacketed books and pamphlets in plastic sleeves on temporary…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}