Lawsuit says Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of pirated materials to train Llama AI

Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit, Kadrey v. Meta, for allegedly using pirated materials from the LibGen dataset to train its Llama AI models. The plaintiffs, including writers Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, claim that Meta, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg's approval, used LibGen, a "shadow library" known for providing unauthorized access to books and journals. The lawsuit accuses Meta of removing copyright information from these materials before using them for AI training, with an engineer reportedly creating a script to automate this process.

The plaintiffs argue that Meta's actions were intended to hide copyright infringement, and they allege that the company admitted to torrenting LibGen materials despite internal concerns. Silverman and others previously sued Meta and OpenAI for similar reasons, but some claims were dismissed. The plaintiffs have since amended their complaint to address the court's dismissal reasons and reinforce their allegations.

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Meta is accused of using pirated materials from the LibGen dataset to train its Llama AI models, with approval from Mark Zuckerberg.
The plaintiffs, including writers Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, claim Meta removed copyright information from LibGen materials before using them for AI training.
Meta allegedly admitted to torrenting LibGen materials and created a script to automatically delete copyright information.
The lawsuit against Meta and OpenAI for copyright infringement was amended to address previous court dismissal reasons.

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Lawsuit says Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of pirated materials to train Llama AI

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