2025-12-23 22:20:16

A former Theranos fraud investigator has filed a lawsuit against multiple AI development companies—xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Perplexity—on Monday, claiming they trained their AI systems using copyrighted books without proper authorization. The case highlights growing legal tensions surrounding data usage in AI development. As artificial intelligence systems become more sophisticated and widely deployed, questions about intellectual property rights and fair use in machine learning training continue to escalate. The lawsuit suggests that obtaining proper licensing for training materials may become standard practice in the industry moving forward.

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fork_in_the_road

· 14h ago

Ngl, is that guy from Theranos turning to sue AI companies now? Laughing to death, I mean it’s not like he has anything better to do... But seriously, the issue of large models absorbing books is bound to cause problems sooner or later, someone should have stood up by now.

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OnChainDetective

· 14h ago

Wow, is this guy the investigator of that fraudster from Theranos? Now he's suing an AI company for copyright infringement? I need to check the funding chain behind this... Wait, he's suing six major companies at the same time? Where's the money for the lawyer fees coming from? Someone must be backing him up, 99% sure. This copyright lawsuit was bound to happen sooner or later, OpenAI and others should have been targeted long ago, it's just a matter of who dares to be the first to take the plunge. If this really leads to losses, the cost of AI training will skyrocket, which would be a death blow for small startups. The big companies can absorb it better... Still active, this group of company lawyers has been waiting for this, the damages won't be that significant.

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BoredRiceBall

· 14h ago

Haha, it's that guy from Theranos again... This time he's focused on AI. --- Oh my, are the big companies really going to spend money this time? --- Wait, is he saying that all AI is trained on pirated books? That seems a bit exaggerated... --- The folks at OpenAI must be having a headache, constantly facing lawsuits. --- To be honest, if this case wins, the entire industry will have to be reshuffled, which is a bit exciting. --- Here we go again. Every time there's news about AI, it's always about copyright. Isn't it annoying? --- What about the models that have already been trained? Are they going to look back on that? --- Why not directly sue ChatGPT? Why go after so many companies? --- This guy is really just making money by telling people, right? Seems like he has some professional skills. --- Now it's "licensing will become standard"... Let's wait and see, anyway, the big companies can't afford this.

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PortfolioAlert

· 14h ago

Ngl, AI companies should feel guilty now, having copied so many books and still acting innocent... But to be fair, if they really had to buy all the copyright licenses, the cost would be explosive.

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GasDevourer

· 15h ago

ngl this guy is quite bold, filing lawsuits against six companies all at once... but then again, the AI training data really is a mess, the copyright holders should have stepped up long ago. --- Another ex-Theranos person coming out to ride the wave? Well, this time they actually hit the nail on the head. --- So it turns out that big models are just freeloading off books... no wonder they’re so cheap. --- The issue of licensing fees will have to be settled eventually, those models that are pouring money into training will have to make up for it later. --- This trick is just like Theranos, it’ll all be settled in court... but data infringement really doesn’t have room for negotiation. --- Wait, they really just took someone’s book to train on without signing a contract? How much will that cost? --- Hey, isn’t this exactly what the big companies have been avoiding... finally, someone has fired the first shot. --- The copyright holders must be thrilled to see this news, collective lawsuits could probably stir up quite a commotion.

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AirdropHunterXM

· 15h ago

Ha, here we go again, this time it's the AI companies getting sued. Speaking of which, this matter really needs to be sorted out properly. Oh my God, these big companies are really going to face penalties this time, using people's books to train models without asking. But then again, if they really need to get full authorization, the training costs would multiply several times, right? It feels like this will become a new industry pain point. Interesting, the investigator from Theranos is coming to crash the party of AI companies. Who wrote this script? I just want to know how much they will end up paying, this wave of suckers being played for suckers really has taste.

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