Zuckerberg Personally Approved Using Pirated Books for Meta AI Training, Lawsuit Claims
Court documents reveal Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explicitly authorized the use of LibGen's pirated e-book database to train company's AI models, despite internal concerns. The ongoing copyright lawsuit alleges Meta deliberately obscured its use of unauthorized materials and employed torrenting to access the content.
OpenAI Whistleblower Found Dead After Exposing Copyright Concerns
Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, who recently exposed alleged copyright violations in AI training data, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment. The 26-year-old's death comes shortly after his public criticism of the company's data practices and amid ongoing lawsuits.
OpenAI's Data Deletion Mishap Complicates New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
OpenAI engineers accidentally erased crucial search data in an ongoing copyright lawsuit with The New York Times, hampering investigation of potential copyright infringement. While most data was recovered, the lost folder structure has forced Times lawyers to restart their evidence collection process.