Authors and publishing professionals protested outside Meta's London office in response to allegations that Meta used copyrighted books from the shadow library LibGen to train AI. High-profile authors attended, and a letter from the Society of Authors was delivered to emphasize the illegality and ramifications of Meta's actions. The organization argues these practices could undermine the creative industry, as authors invest significant time in their work. Meta asserts its practices comply with existing law, sparking further debate on intellectual property rights in the age of AI.
A book can take a year or longer to write. Meta has stolen books so that their AI can reproduce creative content, potentially putting these same authors out of business.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg approved the company's use of a notorious shadow library, LibGen, which contains more than 7.5 million books.
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