California Federal Judge Rules Reuters’ Meta AI Licensing Agreement Remains Confidential Amid Author Lawsuit

A recent decision by a California federal judge has determined that Reuters News & Media Inc. is not required to disclose its multi-year licensing agreement with Meta Platforms Inc. This agreement pertains to the use of Reuters’ news content in Meta’s AI chatbot. The ruling comes in the context of legal action initiated by authors against OpenAI Inc., who allege that their books were utilized in training OpenAI’s large language models without permission.