EventAI ModelsAugust 17, 2026

AirTag tracking reveals Amazon destroying rare books to train AI

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404 Media hid an AirTag in a rare book from a ~1,000-book order and tracked it to Amazon's VGT3 facility in Las Vegas, where workers cut spines to scan pages for AI training, destroying the books. Amazon confirmed it "purchases books through commercial channels" but declined to detail the operation.

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4 days · 4 reports · 4 community posts · from Aug 17

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