Book scanning

Hold

Techniques

Digitizing printed books by scanning pages into machine-readable form.

Why it's here

Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 3 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 38%.

8Simon Willison·8/17/2026research
Hidden AirTag links rare-book scanning to Amazon AI training
A rare-book seller reportedly hid an AirTag inside a book that was part of a bulk order, and the tracker later appeared at an Amazon AI training facility in Las Vegas. The report says the facility had a team that removed book spines and scanned pages, adding evidence to concerns that some AI firms are buying and destroying rare books for model training.