“Uncovering the Secret: Are Your Beloved Books Fueling the Next Generation of AI?”
Forbes notes that Meta Platforms, Inc.’s market capitalization is pegged at around 1.8 trillion dollars as of March 25, 2025. Surprisingly, its coverage of Meta’s harvesting of data to feed its Llama 3 is squarely in favor of compensating authors.
Copyright law can be dry and esoteric. Its origins date back to General George Washington and the founding of our nation. It has evolved ever so slowly. The advent of AI generative software is certain to bring much needed change and clarification.
As Dan Pontefract so aptly noted in his Forbes expose, “Companies must develop sustainable, lawful partnerships with content creators, authors, publishers, and the like. The tech companies must be put into a position to respect copyrights, intellectual property, and the simple human dignity behind creative effort. Innovation cannot excuse exploitation.”
