Anthropic Agrees to $1.5 Billion Settlement in Author Class Action Case, Aiming for Resolution in Legal Dispute
San Francisco, California — Anthropic has agreed to a significant settlement of $1.5 billion in a class-action lawsuit brought by authors who alleged that the company unlawfully used their works to train artificial intelligence systems. This move marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing dialogue around copyright and the use of literary materials in the rapidly evolving field of AI. The settlement, which has been filed in a federal court, is intended to address claims from authors who contended that Anthropic’s practices violated their intellectual property rights. The lawsuit outlined that the company had utilized … Read more