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Amazon buys and destroys rare books to train AI models at a secretive facility.

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17 Aug 2026, 19:38 WIB
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Amazon buys and destroys rare books to train AI models at a secretive facility.

Amazon is purchasing rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them at a Las Vegas facility to train its AI models. This method provides unique training data from texts that are out of print or not available online, which helps improve AI quality by avoiding reliance on AI-generated content. The facility, known as VGT3, uses these rare books to enhance Amazon's AI products and services. This approach highlights the growing demand for diverse and high-quality data in AI development.

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