Business Why are AI companies buying books? Fady A. Samy September 3, 2026 AI companies are buying used books to help train their large language models. As part of a copyright settlement earlier this year, courts ruled that buying physical books and destroying them for AI training is technically fair use.  Continue Reading Previous: The security workers who guard OpenAI and Anthropic could go on strikeNext: Aston Martin’s Hardcore Vantage Looks Ready to Fight the 911 GT3 RS Related Stories Business The security workers who guard OpenAI and Anthropic could go on strike Fady A. Samy September 3, 2026 Business Oura takes step toward IPO with S-1 filing, revealing $1.4 billion in revenue Fady A. Samy September 3, 2026 Business Volkswagen plans 50,000 more job cuts amid biggest overhaul in its history Fady A. Samy September 3, 2026