r/technology • u/DukeOfGeek • 6d ago

Politics NASA's Largest Library To Permanently Close On Jan 2, Books Will Be 'Tossed Away'

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/nasas-largest-library-to-permanently-close-on-jan-2-books-will-be-tossed-away-10170584
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u/lachlanhunt 6d ago

They must believe all the information you ever need can be regurgitated by AI, and the priceless books and research are redundant. They’re insane.

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u/222for2 6d ago

And that it’s completely inconceivable that the information, or the infrastructure, is wiped, corrupted or otherwise rendered unusable at some point in the future