Apple Inc. finds itself embroiled in a legal battle as two neuroscientists, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, have initiated a lawsuit against the tech giant in a California federal court. The duo alleges that Apple utilized pirated books sourced from illicit 'shadow libraries' to train its Apple Intelligence AI model, with some of the infringing materials being works they co-authored.

This legal action comes on the heels of a similar lawsuit filed last month by a collective of writers. They accused Apple of improperly using their literary creations in the training process of its AI technology.

The current lawsuit also highlights a notable spike in Apple's market value the day following the unveiling of Apple Intelligence. The two neuroscientist - professors are seeking not only financial compensation from Apple but also an immediate halt to the unauthorized utilization of their copyrighted materials.

This case is just one among a series of high - profile copyright disputes. For instance, Anthropic recently reached a $1.5 billion settlement in response to a comparable lawsuit.

As of the time this news was prepared for publication, none of the parties involved have issued any statements regarding the ongoing controversy.