Executive Summary

The Lock and Code podcast discusses Amazon's plan to scan and destroy rare books to use the content for AI training. Emanuel Maiberg explains how the company intends to digitize and delete these books, raising concerns about cultural preservation and data ownership.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Malwarebytes Labs - Published Date: 2026-09-21T16:30:29+00:00 - Category: research

Original Description: This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Emanuel Maiberg about Amazon's effort to scan and destroy rare books for AI training.

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