Anthropic has reached a settlement in a lawsuit concerning the use of authors' works for training AI models. The lawsuit was brought by a group of authors who claimed their books were used without permission, raising significant concerns about copyright and AI training practices. This resolution marks a notable moment in the ongoing discussion about intellectual property rights in the AI industry.
Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by authors who claimed the company used their books to train its AI chatbot, Claude, without permission. This settlement is noted as the largest copyright recovery in history and raises ongoing questions about fair use in AI training practices.