Sarah Silverman and authors sue AI companies over book use

Comedian Sarah Silverman and novelists filed lawsuits against Meta's AI division and OpenAI for copyright infringement over books used to train AI systems without permission.
The lawsuits argue the companies' AI products like ChatGPT directly compete with authors' works, threatening their economic livelihood.
Authors seek class action status to represent all US copyright holders affected by the AI products.
The disputes highlight tension between copyright law and AI training data, potentially requiring changes to copyright or fair use law.
Authors want compensation or acknowledgement for the use of their copyrighted writings in AI systems.