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Federal court says copyrighted books are fair use for AI training

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Anthropic didn’t break the law when it trained its chatbot with copyrighted books, a judge said, but it must go to trial for allegedly using pirated books.

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  1. New York Post

    Amazon-backed Anthropic wins key ruling in AI copyright lawsuit filed by authors (opens New York Post)

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    Siding with tech companies on a pivotal question for the AI industry, the judge said Anthropic made “fair use” of books by writers Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson…

  2. Al Jazeera

    US judge allows company to train AI using copyrighted literary materials (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ruling sides against authors who alleged that Anthropic trained an AI model using their work without consent.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot

  4. UPI

    Judge rules Anthropic's use of books to train AI model is fair use (opens UPI)

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    A judge ruled the Anthropic artificial intelligence company didn't violate copyright laws when it used millions of copyrighted books to train its AI.

  5. Fortune

    AI training is 'fair use' federal judge rules in Anthropic copyright case (opens Fortune)

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    But the judge said Anthropic's downloading of pirated books could still constitute copyright infringement

  6. Fortune

    Anthropic’s landmark copyright ruling is a victory for the AI industry—but the company is still on the hook for piracy claims (opens Fortune)

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    A federal judge has ruled that Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal court says copyrighted books are fair use for AI training (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anthropic didn’t break the law when it trained its chatbot with copyrighted books, a judge said, but it must go to trial for allegedly using pirated books.

  8. Tech Startups

    AI can now train on copyrighted books without author permission, U.S. judge rules in favor of Anthropic (opens Tech Startups)

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    In a big legal win for the AI industry, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that Anthropic is allowed to train its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books, without needing permission from authors. The decision, issued late Monday by U.S.

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