Summary
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, agreed to pay $1.5 billion in a settlement with book authors who accused it of using pirated copies of their books to train its chatbot. This settlement, if approved, would address claims of copyright infringement and aims to compensate authors for past uses of their work. The settlement involves about 500,000 books, with authors receiving roughly $3,000 per book.
Key Facts
- Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated books used for AI training.
- The settlement covers about 500,000 books, with authors set to receive around $3,000 each.
- The lawsuit originated from claims that Anthropic used pirated books to train its chatbot, Claude.
- A federal judge found Anthropic obtained millions of pirated books, which led to this legal action.
- The authors' lawsuit was initially filed by authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson.
- The settlement is considered the largest copyright recovery in the context of AI technology.
- If the case went to trial, Anthropic risked paying much more if found guilty of willful infringement.
- A judge will review the settlement terms to decide if it will be approved.
