Core Viewpoint - A collective lawsuit has been filed against Apple by two academic authors, alleging that the company's AI system, "Apple Intelligence," was trained using a database containing pirated works without authorization [2] Group 1: Lawsuit Details - The plaintiffs claim that Apple used pirated content from the "Books3" shadow library to train its AI, specifically referencing their works "Illusion Champions" and "The Trick of Thinking" [2] - Evidence indicates that Apple acknowledged using "The Pile" dataset, which included over 180,000 books from "Books3," during the training of the OpenELM model in April 2024, with the plaintiffs' works included [2] - Although "Books3" was removed in October 2023 due to copyright disputes, the plaintiffs assert that Apple had already completed the copying and training process [2] Group 2: Legal Challenges - The case faces multiple challenges, including Apple's lack of disclosure regarding the training documentation, making it difficult to provide evidence [2] - Previous rulings have generally found that obtaining individual authorizations for vast amounts of data is not feasible [2] - A prior case involving Anthropic ruled that training constituted "fair use" but acknowledged storage infringement, adding complexity to this case [2] Group 3: Plaintiffs' Demands - The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial, monetary compensation, and an injunction against the sale of the infringing results [2] - Under U.S. copyright law, if willful infringement is established, Apple could face up to $150,000 (approximately 1.07 million RMB) per work [2] - As of now, Apple has not responded to the lawsuit [2]

来源：环球网 【环球网科技综合报道】10月11日消息，据科技媒体 Appleinsider 报道，美国纽约州立大学健康科学大 学的两名学术作者苏珊娜・马丁内斯-康德与斯蒂芬・麦克尼克，近日以版权侵权为由对苹果公司提起 集体诉讼，指控其"苹果智能"（Apple Intelligence）AI系统在训练过程中，非法使用包含两人著作盗版 内容的数据库，相关案件引发行业对AI训练数据版权合规问题的广泛关注。 据了解，"Books3"是一个曾收录超过18万本图书全文的"影子图书馆"，虽于2023年10月因版权争议被移 除，但原告强调，苹果公司此前已完成对涉案作品的复制与AI训练。诉讼证据显示，苹果公司在2024 年4月曾承认，其在训练OpenELM语言模型时使用过名为"The Pile"的数据集，而该数据集当时恰好包 含"Books3"数据库，且公开文件可证实原告的两部作品在"Books3"收录范围内。 尽管原告方诉求明确，要求法院组织陪审团审判、判令苹果公司支付经济赔偿，并永久禁止苹果使用其 受版权保护的作品，但该案后续进展仍面临多重法律挑战。一方面，苹果公司尚未公布AI训练所用的 详细文档列表，导致证明其确实处理过 ...