Microsoft is facing a lawsuit from a group of authors, including Kai Bird, Jia Tolentino, and Daniel Okrent, who allege the tech giant used their copyrighted books without authorization to train its Megatron AI model. The authors claim Microsoft utilized pirated digital versions of their works to enable the AI’s ability to respond to human prompts.
Filed in New York federal court, this case joins a growing wave of legal challenges brought against tech companies by authors, news organizations, and copyright owners. These entities accuse companies like Microsoft and Meta of using their intellectual property to fuel AI development without proper consent or compensation. This lawsuit highlights the escalating conflict between AI developers and copyright holders over the use of copyrighted material in AI training.
