Wisconsin author pushes back on Meta over AI training

Wisconsin science fiction author Rebecca Zornow says Meta allegedly used her books to train AI without permission. Her new book explicitly bans AI use, and she argues copyright law is failing writers as lawsuits against tech companies proceed and communities debate AI data centers.

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