Judge orders Meta to name executives who approved torrenting for AI training
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Magistrate Judge Hixon ordered Meta to answer questions identifying who approved downloading pirated works from shadow libraries for AI training, Ars Technica reports.
Meta had proposed naming only individuals, without their roles or dates, and said early AI training decisions were informal rather than formal. Hixon rejected that limit, saying the authors' requests cover all decision makers.
Meta also told the court that Entrepreneur Media's claims were "speculation" and that there is "no basis" to suspect anyone at Meta approved seeding activity that mitigations were meant to prevent.
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- Ars Technica · AINewsMeta resists naming executives in torrenting dispute over AI training data
AIMeta accused Entrepreneur Media of "speculation" and argued there is "no basis" to suspect someone at Meta approved seeding activity that mitigations were meant to prevent. Meta proposed naming only individuals, not their roles or dates, and said early AI training decisions were informal rather than formal. Magistrate Judge Hixon disagreed, saying the authors' requests cover all decision makers.
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