Anthropic Settles AI Book-Training Lawsuit with Authors

Anthropic Settles AI Book-Training Lawsuit with Authors

Anthropic Settles AI Book-Training Lawsuit with Authors Anthropic settles AI book-training lawsuit with authors, closing one of the most closely watched legal battles in the generative AI industry. The settlement was announced in a filing with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, though the financial terms remain undisclosed. Image Credits:Anthropic This case, Bartz v. Anthropic , centered on whether the company’s use of copyrighted books to train large language models violated authors’ rights. While a lower court had partially sided with Anthropic, ruling that its AI training qualified as fair use, the inclusion of pirated books in datasets left the company exposed to potential penalties. Why This Lawsuit Mattered for Authors and AI Companies For many authors, the lawsuit represented a larger fight over how creative works are being repurposed in the AI era. Writers argued that their books were used without permission or compensation, raising ethical and financial concerns. On the other hand,…