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flag Authors sue Salesforce over unauthorized use of their books to train AI, seeking compensation.

flag Novelists Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Salesforce, alleging the company used their copyrighted books and thousands of others without permission to train its xGen AI language models. flag The lawsuit claims this violates copyright law and demands fair compensation for creators whose work was used in AI development. flag The case is part of a broader wave of legal challenges against tech giants like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta over AI training data practices. flag Salesforce has not commented, but the plaintiffs cite CEO Marc Benioff’s prior criticism of AI data use as evidence of hypocrisy. flag The case follows a $1.5 billion settlement by Anthropic with authors, highlighting growing legal pressure on tech firms to address copyright concerns in AI development.

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