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Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them
Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them
Amazon reportedly buying books to train AI services, then destroying them

Published on: 08/17/2026

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Amazon is reportedly buying books and destroying them to help build out a new technology. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Amazon is buying used books, scanning them to train its AI systems and then destroying them, according to a 404 Media investigation published Monday.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/08/amazon-reportedly-buying-books-to-train-ai-services-then-destroying-them.html

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