British authors respond to ‘infuriating’ allegations Meta used books to train AI models

British authors have responded to "upsetting" allegations that tech giant Meta used their books and others to train its AI models.

It comes after a US lawsuit alleges the company used the "shadow library" LibGen in the AI's development - a claim it denies.

A spokesperson told Sky News "fair use of copyrighted materials is vital" to its "GenAI open source LLMs [large language models]".

"We disagree with plaintiffs' assertions, and the full record tells a different story. We will continue to vigorously defend ourselves and to protect the development of GenAI for the benefit of all," they added.