Saturday, 15 February, 2025

Meta Pauses Book Licensing for AI Training Amid Legal Scrutiny

In early April 2023, Meta Platforms halted efforts to license books for AI training due to timing and legal concerns, as revealed in recent court filings. This decision coincides with allegations that CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the use of pirated content from Library Genesis to train Meta's AI models, leading to lawsuits from authors over copyright infringement.