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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in lega…

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  1. Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Newest

    Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle authors' copyright lawsuit (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Book authors will receive about $3,000 each after alleging that Anthropic had used pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

  2. Engadget

    Anthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle copyright lawsuit with authors (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Anthropic will pay a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit piracy lawsuit brought by authors.

  3. CNET

    Anthropic Will Pay $1.5 Billion to Authors in Landmark AI Piracy Lawsuit (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    Authors could receive $3,000 per pirated work, pending court approval expected Monday.

  4. Insider

    Anthropic agrees to pay authors over $1.5 billion for using their work to train AI, totaling around $3,000 a book (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Anthropic agreed to pay over $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by authors who say the company used their pirated books to train its AI.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    A trio of authors sued last year and now represent a broader group of writers and publishers whose books Anthropic downloaded to train its chatbot Claude.

  7. NPR

    Anthropic to pay authors $1.5B to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay authors $3,000 per book in a landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material.

  8. Forbes

    Anthropic Settles Book Copyright Lawsuit For $1.5 Billion (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The AI firm will pay $3,000 for each of about 500,000 books under the settlement agreement.

  9. The Guardian

    AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Settlement could be pivotal after authors claimed company took pirated copies of their work to train chatbots

  10. Fortune

    Anthropic reaches $1.5 Billion settlement with authors in landmark copyright case (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Anthropic’s deal with authors may accelerate a shift toward licensing copyrighted material needed to train AI models, legal experts say

  11. Gizmodo

    Anthropic Agrees to $1.5 Billion Settlement for Downloading Pirated Books to Train AI (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Authors sued after it was revealed Anthropic downloaded the books from Library Genesis.

  12. NBC News

    AI company Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit from authors (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Anthropic, a major artificial intelligence company, agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of authors who alleged the platform had illegally used pirated copies of their books to train large-language models, according to court documents.

  13. WHEC Rochester

    Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in lega…

  14. Wyoming Public Media

    Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    A U.S. district court is scheduled to consider whether to approve the settlement next week, in a case that marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    US: Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in AI lawsuit settlement – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    If the court approves the deal, it will be the largest in the history of US copyright cases, according to lawyers for the authors.

  16. WMUR

    Anthropic settles author lawsuit over pirated books AI training (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit by authors who say the company pirated their works to train its chatbot.

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