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.
48 points by amarcheschi 66 days ago www.404media.co 43 comments

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A shipment of rare books led to an Amazon facility where the company scans and destroys them for AI training purposes. This investigation raises questions about the ethical implications of using such materials in technology development.

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