A group of authors accused Meta of deliberately using pirated books to develop their artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
the demand claims submitted on January 8 Mark Zuckerberg approved the use of a Library Genesis (LibGen) data seta site that provides unauthorized access to millions of books and articles.
The authors, including Christopher Golden, Richard Kadrey and Sarah Silverman, initially filed the lawsuit in July 2023, alleging that Meta used his books to train his Llama language model without permission.
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According to the lawsuit, Meta hid critical information until a discovery deadline in December 2024that published documents that the plaintiffs describe as “the most incriminating.”
Meta-engineers removed copyright information from LibGen dataset to prepare you for AI training. This process, the lawsuit claims, demonstrates an intentional effort to conceal the use of pirated material.
The case details internal messages showing doubts among engineers about downloading pirated content.
One message mentions the inconvenience of using a corporate laptop to download files, but the computer continued to distribute pirated content through torrent networks for January 2024.
The court documents also highlight warnings from Meta staff about possible consequences if the company’s use of the data set were made public. An internal memo raised concerns about media coverage that could damage Meta’s reputation with regulators.
Zuckerberg distanced himself from the decisions When asked about these activities, qualify such actions as “a bad thing” that would raise serious concerns.
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