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.

Anthropic has achieved a significant legal victory related to fair use in AI, which allows them to utilize copyrighted materials under certain conditions. However, the company still faces challenges regarding allegations of unauthorized use of books, indicating ongoing legal troubles in the evolving landscape of AI and copyright law.