https://www.main-vision.com/tags/probability/ Recent content in Probability on Richard's Static Blog Hugo en-gb Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:45:29 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/08/ai-as-glorified-photocopier/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:45:29 +0000 https://www.main-vision.com/posts/2026/08/ai-as-glorified-photocopier/ <p>This morning when I was opening windows to try to cool a Minergie building that was designed for cold winters that no longer exist I had a thought. That thought was that AI is nothing but a glorified photocopier.</p> <p>What I mean by this is that at the moment AI companies are buying tens of thousands, if not millions of books, removing the spine, scanning the books and then pulping the remains. In so doing Ai companies are hoovering enormous amounts of data and destroying books that could be donated to libraries, schools, universities and more.</p>