Publishers are suing Meta, and in some cases Mark Zuckerberg, for copyright infringement related to the training of artificial intelligence using their books. The lawsuit alleges that Meta's actions, which may have been personally authorized by Zuckerberg, involved copying copyrighted works, including word-for-word copying. The scope of the lawsuit is not entirely clear, with some reports specifying that five publishers and author Scott Turow are involved, while others mention Elsevier and scholarly publishers.