Category: Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
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Meta Uses LibGen, the Controversial Pirated-Books Database, to Train AI
In the relentless pursuit of Artificial Intelligence that mimics human intelligence more accurately, Meta (formerly Facebook) has taken to unconventional sources, as reported by The Atlantic. LibGen, infamously known as the pirated-books database, was reportedly one of the sources used by Meta to train its AI. LibGen is globally notorious for providing free access to…