Podcast: Amazon is Destroying Rare Books to Train AI

404 Media reports that Amazon has been buying and destroying rare books to train its AI models, as detailed in an investigation by Emanuel. The podcast also covers cases of AI misuse, including an expert witness using ChatGPT to write a report defending 3M in a lawsuit, a prompt injection in a legal filing, and Meta's patent for AI glasses with facial recognition.

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/