New #research shows that #Meta’s #Llama 3.1 model can #reproduce 42% of the first #HarryPotter book, suggesting significant #memorisation of #copyrightedmaterial. https://www.understandingai.org/p/metas-llama-31-can-recall-42-percent?eicker.news #tech #media #news

"…suits have been filed regarding the use of #copyrightedmaterial during training of #AI systems. But the Times' suit goes well beyond that to show how the material ingested during training can come back out during use.

"Defendants’ GenAI tools can generate output that recites Times content verbatim, closely summarizes it, and mimics its expressive style,as demonstrated by many examples…"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/ny-times-sues-open-ai-microsoft-over-copyright-infringement/