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Journalists slip an AirTag into an Amazon warehouse to prove they destroy rare books to train AI
A 404 Media investigation used an AirTag to track a rare book shipped to Amazon and found it arrived at Amazon's AI training facility in Las Vegas, suggesting the book may have been used for AI model training without consent.
Aug 18, 2026
Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
Booksellers on Reddit report observing AI companies purchasing and allegedly destroying rare books, raising concerns about data sourcing ethics and cultural preservation.
Aug 12, 2026
This bookseller thought a large request was 'spam.' It's AI companies scanning and destroying them - Fortune
A bookseller discovered that AI companies were scraping vast numbers of copyrighted books from their inventory without consent, misrepresenting the activity as routine 'spam' traffic while causing operational disruption and raising legal and ethical concerns.
Jul 31, 2026