Meta, AI and Mark Zuckerberg

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.
Ex-Mets pitcher tells Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to ‘grow up’ after ‘weak’ Trump-friendly move
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg just happened to decide that this was the week to announce that it was “time to get back to our ...
71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US
The International Fact-Checking Network proposed crowdsourcing in conjunction with professionals, a "new model." ...
Stephen Colbert Has A Brutal Community Note For Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Changes
The "Late Show" host said the tech billionaire is racing to "kiss" Donald Trump's "ass" with the company's changes ahead of ...
Meta employees rip Mark Zuckerberg for ending fact-checking, adding Dana White to board: ‘Extremely concerned’
Workers at the Silicon Valley giant voiced their displeasure on the company's internal messaging forum on Tuesday.
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst
It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration.
Mark Zuckerberg says users who leave Meta after fact-checking shutdown would be 'virtue signaling'
Mark Zuckerberg is not afraid of users leaving Meta for "virtue signaling." ...
Mark Zuckerberg says anyone who quits Meta over lack of fact-checking is ‘virtue signaling’
I'm counting on these changes actually making our platforms better," Zuckerberg wrote on Threads, the X-like social media ...
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Meta’s ten-year war of attrition against journalism
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent statements, in which he openly brands journalism and fact-checkers as “biased,” are just the culmination of a long war of attrition against journalism on Facebook. Reporters ...
PolitiFact executive rips Meta’s Zuckerberg for announcing the end of fact-checking on his platforms
A PolitiFact executive raged against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for announcing that his company would stop employing ...
What Zuckerberg Risks by Following Musk’s Lead
O n Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media behemoth will end its third party fact-checking program ...