French publishers and authors are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for copyright infringement, accusing the tech giant of using their books to train its generative artificial intelligence model without authorization.

By KELVIN CHAN French publishers and authors said Wednesday they’re taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial

French publishers and authors are suing Meta in a Paris court for allegedly using their copyrighted works without permission to train its AI model. The lawsuit, backed by three trade groups, demands the removal of unauthorized data.

The publishers accuse Meta of using their books to train AI models without authorisation, alleging widespread copyright infringement.

France's leading publishing and authors' associations have filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Meta for allegedly using copyright-protected content on a massive scale without authorisation to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.