Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are ...
British authors respond to ‘infuriating’ allegations Meta used books to train AI models
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Cambridge University Press criticises Meta’s ‘dismaying’ use of copyrighted material
This backlash comes after The Atlantic reported on Meta’s use of pirated material sourced from Library Genesis ...
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Did Zuckerberg’s Meta Steal Work to Train Its AI? Writers, Artists Say ‘Absolutely’
Meta faces legal scrutiny for allegedly using pirated books from LibGen to train AI, sparking lawsuits and backlash from ...
Authors outraged to discover Meta used their pirated work to train its AI systems
Tech giant Meta used millions of pirated books by Australian authors including Hannah Kent, Charlotte Wood and Tim Winton to ...
Meta might’ve trained its AI models on not-yet-published books, too.
The Atlantic launched a tool designed to search the LibGen database that Meta allegedly trained its AI models on. Author Maris Kreizman writes for Literary Hub that she found her still-unpublished ...
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Authors are furious over Meta pirating their books to train its AI
Writers and authors are in an uproar over Meta using LibGen, one of the largest online pirated libraries, to train its AI.
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Meta under fire for allegedly exploiting Australian writers’ work to train AI
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly sophisticated, the methods used to train these systems ...
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