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Is Amazon buying and destroying large amounts of books to train AI? Unpacking the claim

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Published: 2026-09-01 15:00:00
Discovered: 2026-09-01 15:03:35
Author: Taija PerryCook
Hash: ed4ef88f9da14bdd153c87ba5b456be15ee263bf
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/09/01/amazon-destroying-books-ai/
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Tracking devices in book shipments reportedly led to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas emblazoned with a book-hungry dinosaur.
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Tracking devices in book shipments reportedly led to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas emblazoned with a book-hungry dinosaur.