US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion AI copyright settlement
A US judge has approved a historic $1.5 billion settlement between AI startup Anthropic and authors over the unauthorized use of copyrighted books to train Claude AI models.
A California federal judge has granted final approval to a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and thousands of authors and publishers. The agreement resolves a major lawsuit accusing the technology firm of using pirated copies of copyrighted books to train its Claude AI models.
The deal represents the largest financial resolution to date concerning copyright infringement claims against artificial intelligence developers. Under the terms of the court-approved settlement, eligible writers and publishing houses will receive compensation for the unauthorized use of their literary works in machine learning datasets. Anthropic did not admit wrongdoing as part of the agreement, but the resolution marks a significant precedent for how AI companies compensate rightsholders when utilizing copyrighted material for model training.
Sources: La Stampa.