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EU court advisor: LLM training allowed under existing TDM exception

The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has advised that training large language models (LLMs) is generally permitted under the Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception. This opinion suggests that the EU does not require new legislation for AI training, as existing rules already cover it. The ruling also touches upon the reproduction right concerning unlicensed sampling for LLM training. AI

IMPACT Clarifies regulatory landscape for AI training in the EU, potentially impacting model development and data usage.

RANK_REASON Policy ruling from a major European court regarding AI training. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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EU court advisor: LLM training allowed under existing TDM exception

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🔥 First # GenAI case at the CJEU: AG Szpunar says training an LLM is, as a rule, freely permitted under the # TDM exception. EU doesn’t need a new rule for # AI

    🔥 First # GenAI case at the CJEU: AG Szpunar says training an LLM is, as a rule, freely permitted under the # TDM exception. EU doesn’t need a new rule for # AI training. It already has one. 🔗 https:// curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do cs/application/pdf/2026-11/cp260155en.pdf