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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Vinay Patel

Meta Humiliated in Court Over Claims It Mass-Downloaded 2,300 Pirated X-Rated Movies to Train Its AI

Meta must face a multi-million-dollar courtroom battle after a judge ruled it can be sued for using pirated pornographic films to feed its artificial intelligence networks (Credit: AFP News)

Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit after a US federal judge allowed an adult entertainment studio to pursue claims that the tech giant illegally downloaded thousands of its films to train artificial intelligence models.

The ruling marks the latest legal challenge to Meta's AI practices and could intensify scrutiny of how major technology companies obtain data for AI development.

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