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Ex-Meta Researcher Deleted Pirated Book Dataset Citing Litigation
Original: Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books, Deleted It 'Due to Litigation'
A former Meta researcher has reportedly admitted torrenting pirated books to build a dataset, then deleting it, citing 'all this litigation'. The disclosure adds fuel to ongoing copyright lawsuits against Meta over claims the company trained its AI models on pirated books without permission. Commenters online are debating the legal and ethical implications of using pirated material for AI training.
Why now: It lands amid the high-profile copyright lawsuits over Meta's use of pirated books to train AI models.
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- Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books, Deleted It 'Due to Litigation' · WesleyGrant782 · 99
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