Publishing giants and author Scott Turow have sued Meta and Mark Zuckerberg, alleging the company used millions of copyrighted books without permission to train its AI model Llama. The suit claims infringement occurred without compensation, while Meta says it will fight aggressively, arguing that training on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use.
Major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court, accusing the company of using millions of books and journal articles without permission to train its artificial intelligence model, Llama. The plaintiffs are asking for monetary damages and class action status, signaling a fresh and fast-growing front in copyright fights over AI training data.
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