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A 404 Media investigation reports Amazon purchased used books, scanned them to train AI systems and then destroyed the physical copies.
Published Aug 17, 2026, 2:43 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
Amazon is buying used books, scanning them to train its AI systems and then destroying them, according to a 404 Media investigation published Monday.
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