Authors directly sue Meta AI scientists in class action over Llama copyright infringement (law.com)

• Class action filed in New York federal court against Meta, Zuckerberg, and two AI researchers
• Alleges unauthorized copying of tens of millions of books for Llama training
• Unusual personal naming of individual scientists may set precedent

"A proposed class action filed in New York federal court targets Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, and two former senior AI researchers by name for allegedly copying tens of millions of books without permission to train Meta's Llama language model. The unusual move could set a precedent for personal liability of AI scientists in copyright cases."