Hidden AirTag appears to confirm suspicions about illicit AI book scanning
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Suspicious bulk orders of used books have led many booksellers to believe they are being purchased on behalf of https://9to5mac.com/guides/ai/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AI companies so that they can be scanned and used as training material without author consent or payment.
An https://9to5mac.com/guides/airtag/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">AirTag hidden inside a rare book sold as part of a bulk order appears to confirm the theory after it ended up at an Amazon AI training facility …