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Amazon facility destroys rare books for AI training data, investigation finds · 6 sources tracked

By PulseAugur Editorial · [6 sources] ·

A joint investigation by 404 Media and Simon Willison revealed that Amazon is acquiring large quantities of books, suspected to be for AI training data. By placing an AirTag in a rare book shipment, they tracked it to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas, identified as VGT3 within the LAS8 complex. Employees at this facility confirmed that books are destructively scanned for AI training purposes, with the bindings removed to expedite the process. AI

IMPACT Confirms destructive data acquisition practices by major AI players, potentially impacting the value of physical media for training.

RANK_REASON Investigation reveals a major company's practice of acquiring and destroying books for AI training data.

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Amazon facility destroys rare books for AI training data, investigation finds · 6 sources tracked

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

    <p><strong><a href="https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/">We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility</a></strong></p> Excellent piece of reporting from 404 Media. For a while n…

  2. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Emanuel Maiberg ·

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

    We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-ama

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/ # GAFAM # Amazon # AI # Books

    LINKS 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare…
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-ama

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/ # 404media # ai

    LINKS 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare…
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys book

    We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. # AI # Amazon # Books We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

    LINKS 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare…
  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/17/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-end

    We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/17/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-tra/ # AI # OpenSource # Tech

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/we-tracked-a-shipment…

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