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A federal judge has ruled in favor of Meta Platforms in a lawsuit filed by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, who accused the company of infringing their copyrights by using their books to train its AI models. Judge Vince Chhabria’s decision determined that Meta’s actions fell under the ‘fair use’ doctrine, rendering the authors’ claims insufficient. The judge emphasized that this ruling does not universally legalize the use of copyrighted materials for AI training, but rather reflects the authors’ inability to provide adequate evidence of market harm. This decision follows a similar ruling in favor of Anthropic, indicating a potential trend in the tech industry’s favor regarding AI training on copyrighted works. However, the judge suggested that other cases with better-developed arguments could potentially succeed in the future, particularly in industries more vulnerable to AI competition.