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Meta Ordered to Disclose Executives Behind AI Training on Pirated Content
Meta has been asked for names. Courts tend to get specific once the books in question came from shadow libraries.
The facts
A U.S. court has ordered Meta to identify executives who authorized the use of pirated books from shadow libraries for AI training, following lawsuits by authors and publishers. This confirms Meta's AI development involved copyright infringement, directly linking AI system use to intellectual property violations.