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Amazon scans books for AI training data, then destroys them · 2 sources tracked

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Amazon is reportedly acquiring large quantities of books, including rare editions, to scan them for AI training data. After the scanning process, the physical books are destroyed. This practice was tracked by 404 Media, which followed a shipment to an Amazon facility where the books were processed for large language model training. AI

IMPACT This practice raises questions about data sourcing for AI models and the potential destruction of cultural artifacts.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a practice by Amazon, not an official announcement or release from a frontier AI lab.

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Amazon scans books for AI training data, then destroys them · 2 sources tracked

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

    @ 404mediaco nailing it again. Tracking order of # books to be consumed by # Amazon for # AI training. https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-b

    @ 404mediaco nailing it again. Tracking order of # books to be consumed by # Amazon for # AI training. https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility The logo for the group splitting the books is a cartoonishly evil lookin…

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

    Kulturvampire: "Amazon is buying massive quantities of books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroying them in the process." https://www. 404media.co/

    Kulturvampire: "Amazon is buying massive quantities of books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroying them in the process." https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/ # books # destruction # amazon # ai # k…

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

    404 Media tracked a shipment of books (some rare) to an Amazon facility that scans them for LLM training data and destroys the physical books. # ArtificialIntel

    404 Media tracked a shipment of books (some rare) to an Amazon facility that scans them for LLM training data and destroys the physical books. # ArtificialIntelligence # AI # LLMs # LargeLanguageModels # books # scanning https://www. 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipm ent-of-rare-boo…

    LINKS 404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare…

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