Authors sue six AI giants for book piracy

Pulitzer Winner Sues 6 AI Giants for Billions Over Copyright

Someone is not in a festive mood, but that’s probably understandable when it comes to the classic story of AI and copyright. Renowned investigative journalist John Carreyrou, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who exposed the Theranos scandal, has joined forces with five other writers to launch a copyright lawsuit against six AI powerhouses. Filed in federal court, this legal battle could help to reshape how AI companies use creative content—an…

Authors sue six AI giants for book piracy

Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou and other authors are suing OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity for book piracy. The AI companies allegedly stole their works from illegal online libraries. The lawsuit has a strong case, and this time the plaintiffs are going after the big bucks instead of the "pennies" of a class action settlement. The article Authors sue six AI giants for book piracy appeared first on The Decoder.