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Amazon warehouse destroys books for AI training data, investigation reveals

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An investigation by 404 Media has uncovered that Amazon operates a warehouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, specifically the VGT3 facility, where thousands of books are destructively scanned for AI training data. Employees at the warehouse described receiving shipments of books, cutting off their spines, and scanning the loose pages before discarding them. The books processed range from new releases to liquidated library stock and even government documents, sourced from various international locations. AI

IMPACT Reveals a destructive method for acquiring training data, potentially impacting copyright and the book industry.

RANK_REASON Investigation into a company's practices related to AI training data.

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COVERAGE [10]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Emanuel Maiberg ·

    Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

    An interview with one of the Amazon employees at Amazon’s AI training facility VGT3.

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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

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

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    "Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books for AI training data. The following is an interview with one of the Amazon employees at this warehouse. We granted this employee anonymity because they were n…

    LINKS 404media.co/inside-the-warehouse-where-am…
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    An investigation reveals Amazon operates a warehouse where it scans thousands of books for AI training data before destroying them. The facility in Las Vegas re

    An investigation reveals Amazon operates a warehouse where it scans thousands of books for AI training data before destroying them. The facility in Las Vegas receives books from libraries and sellers worldwide, cuts off their spines and scans the pages before discarding them. htt…

    LINKS 404media.co/inside-the-warehouse-where-am…
  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · magdelenehall ·

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  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books for AI training data. The following is

    "Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books for AI training data. The following is an interview with one of the Amazon employees at this warehouse." https://www. 404media.co/inside-the-warehou se-where-…

    LINKS 404media.co/inside-the-warehouse-where-am…
  10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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