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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 [AI](https://9to5mac.com/guides/ai/) companies so that they can be scanned and used as training material without author consent or payment.An [AirTag](https://9to5mac.com/guides/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 …