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Mark Zuckerberg named in lawsuit over Meta’s use of pirated books for AI training
Authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman, allege Meta's illegal use of copyrighted materials to build AI models.
Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump
With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is realigning with Trump.
Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say
Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers.
Facebook Apparently Trained Its AI by Torrenting Pirated Books Stolen From Authors
Free Loaders Newly unredacted court documents allege that Meta, formerly Facebook, knowingly used pirated books obtained from the online archive Library Genesis to train its AI models, Wired reports.
Court filing says Zuck knowingly okayed training Facebook's AI on pirated books
Sometimes, companies trying to homebrew their own uncreativity engines attempt to throw money at this problem, licensing books or articles as training data from authors and publishers. And sometimes they,
Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta’s Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.
Lawsuit says Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of pirated materials to train Llama AI
Meta allegedly used copyrighted journals, books and other materials from the LibGen dataset to train its Llama AI models.
Meta faces copyright claims over pirated books
Meta Platforms is currently facing allegations of copyright infringement, as a group of authors claim that the company knowingly used pirated books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems, reports Reuters.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Announces The End Of Its ‘Too Politically Biased’ Fact-Checking System Ahead Of Trump’s Inauguration
Meta is discontinuing its fact-checking system. On Tuesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan ...
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram on the rise after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S.
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
Meta Platforms, was one of the earliest copyright lawsuits filed against a tech company over its AI training practices. Its ...
X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Meta's pivot to Community Notes: 'Welcome to the party'
X CEO Linda Yaccarino shared her enthusiasm for Meta's adoption of "Community Notes," but it hasn't been so successful for X.
Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday, which will ...
Fact-Check - Meta Fights For Money, Not Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he pulled the company’s fact-checking program in the United States and instead will leave ...
UFC CEO Dana White joins Meta board as Facebook strengthens Trump ties
UFC CEO Dana White, who campaigned for President-elect Donald Trump, is one of three new board members at Facebook owner Meta ...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to replace Facebook fact checkers with user-driven 'community notes'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Facebook and Instagram will be doing away with their fact-checking algorithms ...
CES 2025—How X CEO’s ad pitch was rebuked, plus Read and Wren on Meta and brand safety
Ad Age sat down separately at CES with two of advertising’s leading men—WPP CEO Mark Read and John Wren, chairman and CEO of ...
UFC CEO joins Meta board of directors
Mark Zuckerberg, one of Facebook’s founders and CEO of Meta, announced three additions to his company’s board of directors on ...
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Meta CEO Accused of Permitting Training of AI Models on Copyright Material Without Consent
Meta faces lawsuits as CEO approves AI training using copyrighted material, raising ethical and legal concerns.