Ex-Meta Researcher Torrented Pirated Books Dataset, Deleted It ‘Due to All This Litigation’

In ongoing copyright lawsuits against Meta over its Llama AI models, rightsholders revealed deposition testimony showing that a former Meta researcher admitted to torrenting and distributing the Books3 dataset. According to the plaintiffs, the researcher later deleted his copy due to the litigation, while Meta contends the download may have been for personal use or another employer and disputes other document requests. Open article →