Adobe Hit With Proposed Class-Action, Accused Of Misusing Authors’ Work In AI Training
Adobe faces class-action lawsuit for allegedly using authors’ books in AI training without consent.
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Adobe Hit With Proposed Class-Action, Accused Of Misusing Authors’ Work In AI Training
Adobe Under Fire for Alleged AI Copyright Violations Adobe’s aggressive push into AI could be hitting a legal roadblock. The software giant, known for creative tools like Photoshop and Illustrator, is now facing a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming it used copyrighted books to train its AI systems. Authors are arguing that Adobe incorporated their works without permission, raising fresh questions about intellectual property in the AI era. Credit: Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images This lawsuit highlights growing concerns over how AI models are trained. Many tech companies rely on large datasets, often scraped from publicly available content. For authors, this practice can feel like their creative work is being exploited without recognition or compensation. Lawsuit Details: Author Elizabeth Lyon Takes the Lead The class-action, filed on behalf of Oregon author Elizabeth Lyon, alleges that Adobe used pirated copies of books—including Lyon’s own publications—to train its S…
