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Meta Halts AI Talks Amid Copyright Lawsuit Fallout

2/15/2025

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Meta has hit the brakes on talks with book publishers for AI training data licensing due to mounting copyright lawsuits. Legal documents expose hurdles in obtaining rights, as some publishers can't authorize content use. Notably, authors like Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates are accusing Meta of relying on pirated books and "shadow libraries" for its AI models.

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Meta has hit the brakes on talks with book publishers for AI training data licensing due to mounting copyright lawsuits. Legal documents expose hurdles in obtaining rights, as some publishers can't authorize content use. Notably, authors like Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates are accusing Meta of relying on pirated books and "shadow libraries" for its AI models.