Report: Amazon buys, scans, and destroys books for AI training
ns123abc · x · 2026-08-24
An investigation reveals Amazon is buying massive quantities of books for AI training and destroying them in the process. A tracking device planted in a rare book led to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas (VGT3), where employees cut bindings to scan pages and trash the physical copies. Amazon confirmed purchasing books to improve products and services.
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