Meta has disclosed in an unredacted court filing that five of its employees appear to have interacted with pirated adult films that a porn studio says the company used to train its AI models.
Court filing · Meta AI training dispute
Five Meta employees appear to have interacted with pirated adult films allegedly used in AI training
An unredacted filing shows employees "appear to have interacted with" films a porn studio says Meta used to train its AI models. The allegation is unproven, and the filing does not confirm how the material was obtained or which model, if any, was trained on it.
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Employees named in the filing as having apparently interacted with the films
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Additional employees flagged but not named in the document
Unconfirmed
Whether any specific model was trained on the films
Employees referenced in the filing
Each block is one named employee. The dashed block marks additional employees who were flagged but not named.
How the alleged chain works
The studio's claim as described. Each step is an allegation, not an established fact.
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Studio's copyrighted adult films
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Alleged pirated copies (method unclear)
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Alleged use in AI training (models unconfirmed)
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Employees "appear to have interacted" with films
Why it matters
Pirated sourcing is treated more severely by courts than disputes over public content, and internal employee involvement could shape how the case proceeds.
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