US judge chides Meta for 'preposterous' sealing requests in authors’ AI training case
By Emma Whitford ( January 9, 2025, 23:10 GMT | Insight) -- US District Judge Vince Chhabria reiterated a firm warning to Meta Platforms today, on the heels of a terse order accusing the company of making “preposterous” and overbroad sealing requests in an attempt to avoid bad press about its AI training methods. Meta had sought to seal allegations that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI tools and “stripped” copyright boilerplate from said books to conceal its actions. US District Judge Vince Chhabria reiterated a firm warning to Meta Platforms today, on the heels of a terse order accusing the company of making “preposterous” and overbroad sealing requests in an attempt to avoid bad press about its AI training methods....
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