The news: Meta faces accusations of training its Llama AI model using pirated books from Library Genesis (LibGen), a repository of unauthorized copies.
- Authors including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman filed a lawsuit in a California federal court last month, citing internal Meta communications that allegedly confirmed CEO Mark Zuckerberg was aware of the practice, per Digital Trends.
- The lawsuit revealed internal communication that included a Meta employee’s concern: “Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right.”