OpenAI faces pressure to reveal why it removed two internal datasets built from a shadow library of pirated books. The move comes amid a class‑action lawsuit from authors who allege the company trained ChatGPT on their works without permission. While OpenAI initially said the datasets were deleted because they fell out of use, it later claimed that any reason for deletion is protected by attorney‑client privilege. A U.S. district judge has ordered the company to produce internal communications about the deletion, including references to the library source. Leer más →

Google has dismissed viral reports that Gmail messages are being used to train its Gemini AI model, calling the claims misleading. A company spokesperson emphasized that Gmail’s Smart Features have existed for years and that the content is only used to personalize the user experience, not to train Gemini. Malwarebytes, the source of the original story, later corrected its article after reviewing Google’s documentation. The controversy coincided with a proposed California class‑action lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of Gmail data for Gemini, but Google maintains no such data usage occurred. Leer más →

Anthropic has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of authors alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted works to train its artificial‑intelligence models. The settlement, whose financial terms remain undisclosed, allows the company to avoid a potentially costly court ruling. The case featured a mixed decision from a federal judge who found the training practice to be fair use but deemed the acquisition of the works unlawful, opening the door to a piracy claim with statutory damages that could have reached billions. This marks another legal encounter for Anthropic, following earlier disputes with the music industry. Leer más →