Anthropic AI Pays $1.5 Billion to Settle Authors' Copyright Lawsuit

In a landmark settlement, Anthropic AI pays $1.5 billion to resolve copyright claims from authors over an estimated 500,000 books used to train its AI models, compensating writers around $3,000 per book.

• Anthropic AI agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle copyright infringement lawsuit from authors.
• The settlement covers estimated 500,000 books and compensates authors around $3,000 per book.
• The case marked the first substantive decision on how fair use applies to generative AI systems.