Apple is facing a lawsuit from authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson, who claim their copyrighted works were unlawfully used to train the company's AI models. The lawsuit alleges that Apple utilized its web crawler, Applebot, to access pirated "shadow libraries" containing their books without consent. The authors seek class action status, emphasizing that Apple's actions undermine their creative control, jeopardizing both their economic interests and the integrity of the creative industries.