Coin Bureau(@coinbureau):🤖WILD: An AirTag hidden in a rare book order tracked it to an Amazon warehouse where workers cut the spines off books and scan them to train AI. The investigation by 404 Media is the first to publicly trace where bulk book purchases tied to AI training end up, with Amazon confirming it "purchases books through commercial channels." The books are destroyed in the process.

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2026.08.19 01:30

🤖WILD: An AirTag hidden in a rare book order tracked it to an Amazon warehouse where workers cut the spines off books and scan them to train AI. The investigation by 404 Media is the first to publicly trace where bulk book purchases tied to AI training end up, with Amazon confirming it "purchases books through commercial channels." The books are destroyed in the process.