https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/amazon-which-started-off-selling-books-is-destroying-rare-texts-to-train-aiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/amazon-which-started-off-selling-books-is-destroying-rare-texts-to-train-aihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/amazon-which-started-off-selling-books-is-destroying-rare-texts-to-train-ai#u45094Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:25:53 +0000Amazon is destroying rare and antique books to acquire training data for its AI models. A reporter used a hidden AirTag to locate a secret Amazon facility where old books are cut apart and scanned. This practice is part of a broader trend where AI companies purchase and destroy antique texts for data extraction. While secondhand book sales are currently booming, used booksellers have expressed dissatisfaction with the likely cause of this increased demand.Why it mattersThe race for high-quality training data has led AI firms to target physical archives and rare texts. This process permanently