Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say
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Meta faces allegations of illegally torrenting copyrighted books for AI training, with evidence suggesting the company knowingly downloaded terabytes of data from shadow libraries. Internal messages reveal attempts to conceal seeding activities, contradicting previous testimony and potentially implicating top executives like Mark Zuckerberg in the decision-making process.
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