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Amazon reportedly destroys rare physical books for AI training
The Decoder AirTag reveals how Amazon destroys rare books for AI training
An AirTag tracking device revealed that Amazon is purchasing rare printed books, scanning them for AI training data, and then destroying them.
Why it matters
The practice highlights the extreme measures tech companies are taking to acquire high-quality, offline data to train their models.
Latest brief · Aug 31, 2026