Former Amazon exec alleges she was told to ignore the law while developing an AI model — 'everyone else is doing it'

• Viviane Ghaderi, a former Amazon exec, is suing the company, alleging misconduct and discrimination.
• She said her boss told her to ignore legal advice to limit the material an Amazon AI model could use.
• Ghaderi also alleged that Amazon demoted her for taking maternity leave.

A former Amazon executive is accusing the company of telling her to violate copyright law to compete with other tech giants in AI.

Viviane Ghaderi filed a lawsuit against Amazon in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying she was discriminated against and ultimately fired.

The complaint, dated April 16, was reported earlier this week by The Register, which published the document in full.