Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training

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February 14, 2025, 11:35 PM

• •Meta paused AI book licensing talks after publishers showed little interest
• •Meta also paused licensing talks for 3D worlds from game engine and game manufacturers
• •Meta is accused of using pirated e-books to train its AI models

Meta has paused discussions with book publishers on licensing deals to supply some of its generative AI models with training data. The company's AI team has also tried to license 3D worlds from different game engine and game manufacturers for its AI research team, but got very little engagement to even have a conversation.

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