04-02-2025, 06:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-02-2025, 06:04 PM by Paul Ferguson.)
It was recently revealed by The Atlantic that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has used LibGen, a vast database of pirated material, to train its AI models.
We recognise the shock and anger that our [ALCS] members have expressed on this issue, and will continue to campaign for better protections for creators and to stop the unauthorised use of their works. You can read more about our response here.
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https://tinyurl.com/5b4a77n7
We recognise the shock and anger that our [ALCS] members have expressed on this issue, and will continue to campaign for better protections for creators and to stop the unauthorised use of their works. You can read more about our response here.
- Find out if your works have been included - Check to see if your works are included on the LibGen database
- Tomorrow (3 April), the Society of Authors is urging anybody concerned by these events to flood social media (especially Meta platforms) with your objections. - Get involved! Find more information and assets.
- The Society of Authors has coordinated an open letter that will be sent to Lisa Nandy demanding that Meta be held to account. You too can add your name - Petition · Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training - United Kingdom · Change.org
- You can write to Meta and assert your rights. The Authors Guild in the US has provided a template - Send a Letter to AI Companies Telling Them They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
- Write to your MP about the issue of AI. You can still use our Writers Write service to make your feelings known about the Government's approach to AI legislation.
https://tinyurl.com/5b4a77n7