Dave Bowers once said if he could not replace his library it would be his most valuable possession. That day may be coming thanks to AI. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...uying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/
Vernor Vinge imagined this in his 2006 novel Rainbows End. https://www.facebook.com/groups/8208901822/posts/10165644705531823/ Ray Bradbury famously said: "People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it." Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose...
