Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

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Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right?