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Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim | Mark Zuckerberg
Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings
Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has alleged in a US court filing. The authors sued Meta in 2023, arguing that the social media company misused their books to train Llama, the large language model that powers its chatbots. The filing cites a memo, referring to Mark Zuckerberg’s initials, noting that “after escalation to MZ”, Meta’s AI team “has been approved to use LibGen”.
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