A US federal court ruled Meta's use of copyrighted books to train its Llama AI models is protected under fair use. The judge, however, cautioned that this decision hinged on the authors' weak arguments, not a blanket approval of Meta's practices. The ruling follows a similar victory for Anthropic, though concerns remain regarding potential market dilution and the impact on creators' livelihoods due to AI-generated content.

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