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Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway reports on growing outrage after authors discovered their titles among pirated books used to train Meta’s AI model. A searchable LibGen…
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Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

Meta faces backlash for using pirated books to train its AI model; Unbound enters administration, raising concerns for indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center
ALLi Blog (unofficial)Mar 28, 2025
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Meta Faces Backlash Over AI Training with Pirated Books; Unbound Shuts Down: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

Meta faces backlash for using pirated books to train its AI model; Unbound enters administration, raising concerns for indie authors.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center