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Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

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Amazon buying and destroying rare books to train AI; a bunch of wild AI use in the courts; and Meta's new patent for its AI smart glasses.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-08-20 13:20 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books to Feed AI: Historians and Book Lovers Furious
  2. 2026-08-19 23:58 · r/artificial
    Companies buying rare books to train AI and destroying them
  3. 2026-08-19 20:06 · 404 Media
    Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

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