Cloud-computing giant Salesforce is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by two authors who accuse the company of using thousands of copyrighted books without authorization to train its artificial intelligence systems. The plaintiffs allege that Salesforce harvested vast amounts of text from published works to develop and refine its AI tools, violating copyright laws and depriving creators of proper compensation. The lawsuit claims that the company’s AI software, including its Einstein AI platform, was trained on data scraped from books, websites, and other sources without consent. The authors argue that this use constitutes unauthorized reproduction and distribution of their intellectual property. They are seeking damages and a court order to stop the alleged infringement. The case adds to a growing wave of legal challenges against tech companies over AI training practices, as creators and publishers push back against the use of copyrighted material in machine learning models. Salesforce has not yet issued a public statement on the allegations.