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AI and Cultural Preservation
Columnist Annalee Newitz warns that feeding literature, games, and films into AI models could lead to a cultural void. She argues for the preservation of human writing.
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New Scientist
When we put our literature, games and films into AI models, we risk replacing our cultural history with a mishmash of auto-generated works. We desperately need to preserve human writing, says columnist Annalee Newitz
2026-08-18 08:00 UTC