Meta Accused of Torrenting 81.7TB of Pirated Books to Train AI Models

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As part of the Kadrey lawsuit against Meta, Mark Zuckerberg's company is being accused of using copyrighted books to train its intelligence models...

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Meta used pirated books to train its AI models, and there are emails to prove it

The lawsuit filed by Sarah Silverman, Richard Kadrey, and other writers and rights holders against Meta may be entering its most critical phase. The authors have obtained internal company emails in which Meta employees openly discussed "torrenting" well-known archives of pirated content to train more powerful AI models.Read Entire Article

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He had to teach his generative artificial intelligence something.

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Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say

Meta’s alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.

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Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say

Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers.

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Court documents show not only did Meta torrent terabytes of pirated books to train AI models, employees wouldn’t stop emailing each other about it: ‘Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right’

I wouldn't put that sort of thing in writing but I'm built different. First reported by Ars Technica, the copyright case against Facebook parent … Source