(cache)Photobucket Sued for Training AI With Photos Without Consent

Photo storage platform Photobucket Inc. violated privacy and intellectual property laws by training AI systems—including biometric facial recognition tools and deepfake generators—on more than 13 billion users’ photos without their consent, a lawsuit alleges.

By commandeering photos uploaded to the platform spanning a decade before artificial intelligence came into the mainstream, Photobucket violated Illinois, New York, and Virginia biometric privacy statutes as well as the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, according to a proposed class action filed in the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Wednesday. It also alleges violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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