# Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI > Source: > Published: 2026-08-19 20:06:22+00:00 We start this week with Emanuel’s big story about Amazon buying, and destroying, masses of books to train AI. After the break we talk about a couple of wild cases where people are using AI. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Meta’s new smart glasses patent and research into how perverts are using them. Listen to the weekly podcast on __Apple Podcasts____,__** **[ Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0F3oY47l2XgoBMaAmIaw29?ref=404media.co), or [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@404Mediaco/videos?ref=404media.co). Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. **If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.** [We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility](https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/)[‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit](https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/)[Person Hides Prompt Injection in Legal Filing Telling AI to Side With Them](https://www.404media.co/person-hides-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing-telling-ai-to-side-with-them/)[Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party](https://www.404media.co/meta-patents-ai-glasses-to-use-facial-recognition-to-identify-people-make-highlight-reels-of-your-dinner-party/)[Researchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass Women](https://www.404media.co/meta-ray-ban-smart-glasses-pov-instagram-pickup-artists/)