PAUL WESTON: AI companies scanning and then shredding millions of rare books have the ability to digitally alter content and thus re-write the past. The destroyed books have been "Memory Holed."

"Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.” Orwell.

AI companies scanning and then shredding millions of rare books have the ability to digitally alter content and thus re-write the past. The destroyed books have been…

— Paul Weston (@PWestoff) July 29, 2026

🦔AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous. Pre-2022 books are premium because they're… pic.twitter.com/0YPd8N2oi5

— Hedgie (@HedgieMarkets) July 27, 2026