Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Copyright Lawsuit with Book Authors

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Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated works it used to train its AI models, creating a precedent for AI companies compensating for illegal content use. The settlement involves establishing a fund valuing each pirated book at $3,000 and destroying the pirated materials, highlighting increasing legal risks for AI firms.
- Anthropic coughs $1.5 bn to authors whose work it stole theregister.com
- Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors The New York Times
- Copyright threats force AI firms to consider stronger deals with publishers Axios
- AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors The Washington Post
- Anthropic tells US judge it will pay $1.5 billion to settle author class action CNN
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