Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle copyright lawsuit with authors

Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion to settle a category motion lawsuit piracy lawsuit introduced by authors and publishers. The settlement is the largest-ever payout for a copyright case in america.

The AI firm behind the Claude chatbot reached a settlement within the case final week, however phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed on the time. Now, The New York Instances that the five hundred,000 authors concerned within the case will get $3,000 per work.

“In June, the District Courtroom issued a landmark ruling on AI growth and copyright legislation, discovering that Anthropic’s strategy to coaching AI fashions constitutes honest use,” Anthropic’s Deputy Common Counsel Aparna Sridhar stated in an announcement. “At present’s settlement, if permitted, will resolve the plaintiffs’ remaining legacy claims. We stay dedicated to creating secure AI methods that assist folks and organizations lengthen their capabilities, advance scientific discovery, and resolve complicated issues.”

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