Meta sued for massive copyright infringement over AI training using pirated books and articles

Meta faces a lawsuit from major academic and entertainment publishers accusing it of illegally using copyrighted books and scientific articles to train its Llama AI models. Publishers like McGraw-Hill and Elsevier claim Meta pirated their materials without permission, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally implicated. The case highlights ongoing legal battles over AI training data and copyright, focusing on whether AI-generated content harms human authors' market. Meta plans to aggressively defend the lawsuit, citing fair use precedents, but the outcome remains uncertain as courts weigh the impact on authors' rights and markets.