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Destroying Books to Build a Mind

New Yorker Culture / 08 September 2026 / 12h ago

Culture Index

Score Breakdown

Relevance

3/25

Freshness

25/25

Authority

25/20

Brand Signal

7/15

Depth

1/15

5-Axis Cultural Radar

Anthropic is trying to “destructively scan all the books in the world.” How worried should we be?