"Instead, Meta argued, available evidence "is plainly indicative" that the flagged adult content was torrented for "private personal use"-since the small amount linked to Meta IP addresses and employees represented only "a few dozen titles per year intermittently obtained one file at a time." "The far more plausible inference to be drawn from such meager, uncoordinated activity is that disparate individuals downloaded adult videos for personal use," Meta's filing said."
"For example, unlike lawsuits raised by book authors whose works are part of an enormous dataset used to train AI, the activity on Meta's corporate IP addresses only amounted to about 22 downloads per year. That is nowhere near the "concerted effort to collect the massive datasets Plaintiffs allege are necessary for effective AI training," Meta argued. Further, that alleged activity can't even reliably be linked to any Meta employee, Meta argued."
Available evidence indicates flagged adult content was torrented for private personal use because small amounts linked to Meta IP addresses represented only a few dozen titles per year, intermittently obtained one file at a time. Meager, uncoordinated activity supports the inference that disparate individuals downloaded videos for personal consumption. Activity on corporate IP addresses amounted to about 22 downloads per year, far below the concerted effort needed to collect massive datasets for AI training. The downloads cannot be reliably linked to Meta employees because tens of thousands of employees, contractors, visitors, and third parties access the Internet daily. Downloads by a contractor at his father's house likewise suggest personal consumption.
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