Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say
- Meta Platforms allegedly used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems, with approval from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to a group of authors.
- Internal documents revealed that Meta was aware the works were pirated, strengthening the authors' infringement claims.
- The filing indicates that Meta's AI team was authorized to use a data set of pirated ebooks and articles for training after 'escalation to MZ.'
- The new allegations state that Meta removed copyright management information from the works before processing the data for its AI model.
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