París.- French authors and publishers sued Meta on Wednesday for copyright infringement through the use of their works to train its model. artificial intelligence (AI) generative.
The American technological giant uses "works protected by rights on a massive scale, and without the authorization of their authors and editors," denounced in a joint statement the National Union of Publishing (SNE), the Society of People of Letters (SGL) and the National Union of Authors and Composers (SNAC).
The president of the SNE, Vincent Montagne, notes that they have confirmed "the presence of numerous works published by members of the National Publishing Union among the data corpora used by Meta."
The aim of the lawsuit before the Paris Judicial Court is to protect the sector "from the dangers of AI, which plunders its works and cultural heritage to train itself and produce 'fake books' that compete with authentic author's books," says François Peyrony, president of SNAC.
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The three organizations indicate that this legal action "is part of a European regulatory framework," as the AI Act emphasizes the "need" for creators of solutions using this technology to respect copyright and ensure transparency regarding the sources used to develop their models.
