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■ The Wire · AMAZONdecrypt · 2026-08-18

Rare Books Traced to Amazon AI Training Facility to Be Scanned and Destroyed

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A tracking device planted in a book order was traced to a Las Vegas facility where Amazon processes books for AI training. At the facility, Amazon strips the bindings from books to scan their pages for use as training data. The report indicates rare books are being scanned and destroyed as part of this process.

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