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Re:AirTag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI by wahnfrieden on Monday August 17, 2026 @03:54PM (#49336646)
These buyers are reportedly exceptionally non price conscious. What evidence is there that all books are sold for pennies, not just most?
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Re:AirTag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI by cortesoft on Monday August 17, 2026 @03:59PM (#49336709)
Because they want quantity, and they don’t need specific titles, so they have no reason to pay more than the cheapest bulk prices.
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