Authors Outraged as Tech Companies Use 200,000 Books Without Consent to Train AI Models

Nearly 200,000 books are being used by tech companies like Meta to train AI models without author consent. The collection includes a wide range of genres.

Many authors, like J.K. Rowling and Neil Gaiman, have had their copyrighted novels used in this dataset called Books3.

Authors are outraged, feeling their creativity and stories were stolen. Some have taken to social media to express their dismay.

CNN reports some companies like Bloomberg used Books3 to train AI but won't use it to train future commercial versions.

While some authors are upset, others like James Chappel want their books used to educate, even without consent.