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James Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg ‘personally authorized’ copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta | Flipboard

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Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The lawsuit alleges that the company illegally used millions of copyrighted works to train its Llama AI language system.

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“Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow sued Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday”
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The provided evidence for this claim is a Wikipedia list of Kamala Harris's 2024 campaign endorsements, which is completely irrelevant to a lawsuit by publishing houses and Scott Turow against Meta.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
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“alleging the company illegally used millions of copyrighted works to train its AI language system Llama”
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While the evidence confirms that Meta created the Llama AI language model, none of the provided sources mention a lawsuit or allegations regarding the illegal use of millions of copyrighted works for training.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Llama ("Large Language Model Meta AI" serving as a backronym) is a family of large language models (LLMs) released by Meta AI starting in February 2023. Llama models come in different sizes, ranging f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meta AI is a research division of Meta (formerly Facebook) that develops artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_AI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scale AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence infrastructure and software company based in San Francisco, California. Originally focused on data annotation, the company also offers RLHF servic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_AI
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“The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan”
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The evidence provided consists of Wikipedia entries for specific locations in Manhattan (770 Broadway and Hell's Kitchen) and a person named Liz Collins. None of these sources mention a class action lawsuit against Meta filed in a Manhattan federal court.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 770 Broadway is a 1,200,000-square-foot (110,000 m2) landmarked mixed-use commercial office building in NoHo, Manhattan, in Lower Manhattan, New York City, occupying an entire square block between 9th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is generally bordered by 34th Str…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liz Collins (born 1968) is an American contemporary artist and designer. She is recognized for her artwork involving fabric, knitwear, and textiles, as well as for the fashion label she developed. She…
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“260 Pershing Drive in Oakland, California is currently listed at $5,495,000 by Ann Newton Cane at Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty”
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The evidence provided is entirely irrelevant. Web search results discuss Python decorators, Angular errors, and C# syntax, while Wikipedia entries cover Burning Man, Interstate 5, and school shootings. There is no mention of the property at 260 Pershing Drive or Ann Newton Cane.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This chronological list of school shootings in the United States since the year 2000 includes school shootings in the United States that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at coll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the Western United States. The event's name comes from its ceremony…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interstate 5 (I-5) is a major north–south route of the Interstate Highway System in the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Coast between the Mexican border and the Canadian border.…
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