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Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model Five major publishers sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech giant misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence models. Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan and McGraw Hill, as well as author Scott Turow, alleged in the proposed class-action complaint that Meta pirated millions of their works and used them without permission to train its Llama large language models to respond to human prompts. Continue reading...
Read full articleMeta has launched an AI system that analyzes visual cues in photos and videos — including height and bone structure — to identify users potentially under 13 and remove them from Facebook and Instagram. The company clarified the tool does not constitute facial recognition, as it assesses general physical characteristics rather than identifying specific individuals. The system combines visual […]
Social media platform invests in equivalent to OpenClaw that aims to seamlessly carry out everyday tasks for users
Meta is facing a class action lawsuit filed by five major book publishers and one author over claims the company "engaged in one of the most massive infringements of copyrighted materials in history" when training its Llama AI models, as reported earlier by The New York Times. In their suit, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Elsevier, Hachette, Cengage, and author Scott Turow allege that Meta "repeatedly copied" their books and journal articles without permission. The lawsuit accuses Meta of knowingly ripping copyrighted work from "notorious pirate sites," such as LibGen, Anna's Archive, Sci-Hub, Sci-Mag, and others, and then feeding that material in … Read the full story at The Verge.
Tech giant faces lawsuit from five large groups over its use of copyrighted works to train Llama AI models
Insider Brief Meta announced it is expanding the use of AI systems designed to identify underage users and automatically place suspected teens into stricter safety settings across Instagram and Facebook. The company said it is strengthening enforcement against users under 13 by using AI tools that analyze profiles, posts, captions and other account activity for […]
The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
The class-action lawsuit accuses the tech giant and its founder and chief executive of infringing on authors’ copyrights.
Insider Brief Meta has acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence as the company expands its push into robotics and physical AI, according to TechCrunch. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Meta told TechCrunch that ARI’s team, including co-founders Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto, will join its Superintelligence Labs AI research division. ARI […]
