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    Apple AirTag reveals how Amazon destroys rare books for AI training

    Amazon's aggressive data harvesting tactics for AI training involve the destruction of physical, rare literary works.

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    Apple AirTag reveals how Amazon destroys rare books for AI training
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    The revelation that Amazon potentially destroys physical books to facilitate high-speed digital scanning for AI model training highlights an alarming trend in data acquisition practices. This practice raises critical ethical questions regarding the preservation of rare literature versus the relentless demand for proprietary training datasets.

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