Post by : Rameen Ariff

Tech giant Meta has dismissed allegations that it used pornographic material to train its artificial intelligence models, claiming that any downloads of adult content from company IP addresses were made by individual employees for personal reasons.

The company made the clarification in a legal filing requesting the dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Strike 3 Holdings, an adult film production company known for its so-called “high-quality, ethical” content. Strike 3 accused Meta of using thousands of its copyrighted videos to train an undisclosed AI model that reportedly powers the social media firm’s video generator, Movie Gen.

In its motion to dismiss, Meta criticized the lawsuit as being based on “speculation and guesswork,” further alleging that Strike 3 has a reputation as a “copyright troll” known for filing extortive cases.

Meta stated that the company had neither instructed nor been aware of the alleged downloading of over 2,400 adult films, emphasizing that there was no evidence that any Meta AI model was trained on adult videos. The firm noted that the supposed activity dates back to 2018—years before its AI video research began—making the claims “implausible.”

The filing also highlighted that the total number of adult videos downloaded from corporate IP addresses was roughly 22 per year, suggesting these instances were isolated. “The far more plausible inference,” Meta argued, “is that unrelated individuals downloaded adult videos for personal use.”

Meta further defended its AI development policies, reiterating that its systems are not trained on adult or explicit material, and that the company takes deliberate steps to avoid such content. “We don’t want this type of content and take deliberate measures to ensure it’s excluded from AI training,” a Meta spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, Strike 3 Holdings alleges that Meta used a “stealth network” of over 2,500 hidden IP addresses to download its copyrighted videos and is seeking $350 million in damages. The adult film company has two weeks to formally respond to Meta’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

The controversy adds to Meta’s recent scrutiny over the ethical boundaries of AI use, following reports that its chatbots were capable of engaging in inappropriate or misleading conversations. The company has since updated its internal guidelines to prevent such occurrences.

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