Summary
A U.S. federal judge decided that the company Anthropic could use books to train its AI tools because it was considered "fair use." However, the judge also stated that Anthropic's storing of pirated books in a central library violated copyright laws, so the company must face a trial in December.
Key Facts
- A judge ruled that Anthropic’s use of some books to train AI tools is "fair use."
- "Fair use" allows limited use of copyrighted material for creative or educational purposes.
- A group of authors claimed Anthropic used their work without permission to train the AI tool Claude.
- The judge said the AI created by Anthropic was highly transformative and therefore allowed under fair use.
- However, Anthropic was found to have violated copyright laws by storing pirated books.
- Anthropic will go to trial in December over the allegation of using pirated books.
- The ruling comes amid ongoing discussions about the impact of AI and its regulation.
