British authors 'absolutely sick' to discover books on 'shadow library' allegedly used by Meta to train AI

Internal documents show that Meta has stolen vast amounts of data about piracy platforms. AI companies demand free access to books, films, articles – supposedly to defeat China in the fight for the best AI.

Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’

Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text from newspapers, books (often sourced from unauthorised repositories), academic publications and various internet sources. The material includes works that are copyrighted. The Atlantic magazine recently alleged Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, had used LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its generative…

‘Holding us hostage’: WA authors’ horror as Meta uses their pirated work

Writers across Perth and Australia are reeling at stolen copies of their books being used without permission or compensation. But can they leave this toxic relationship?

META Accused Of Using Pirated Books To Train AI

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Judicial documents show that meta uses pirated books and articles to train its AI systems – probably other companies too. Europe should use this as a powerful lever in wrestling with the US.

British authors respond to ‘infuriating’ allegations Meta used books to train AI

British authors have responded to "upsetting" allegations that tech giant Meta used their books and others to train its AI models. It comes after a US lawsuit alleges the company used the "shadow library" LibGen in the AI's development - a claim it denies. A spokesperson told Sky News "fair use of copyrighted materials is vital" to its "GenAI open source LLMs [large language models]". "We disagree with plaintiffs' assertions, and the full record…