An AirTag in a rare book led to an Amazon book scanning warehouse in Las Vegas
A bookseller hid an AirTag inside a rare book and let it go with a bulk order. The tracker travelled across the United States and stopped at a warehouse in Las Vegas owned by Amazon.
Emanuel Maiberg reported the result for 404 Media on Monday. Booksellers have spent a year suspecting that AI companies were buying their stock in bulk and pulping it. Until now nobody could name one. The Amazon book scanning operation had not been reported before.
What Amazon says
Amazon declined to comment on the findings. It gave the same statement to 404 Media and to Ars Technica, and it does not mention artificial intelligence.
“Amazon purchases books through commercial channels to help develop and improve the products and services our customers use,” the company said.
Nothing in that sentence is inconsistent with the reporting. Nothing in it confirms the reporting either.
What 404 Media found at...
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