Anthropic Pays Record $1.5 Billion to Settle AI Book Piracy Claims
Summary
Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for using around 500,000 pirated books to train its AI systems, destroying all copies and prohibiting future use without permission.
Key Points
- Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims of using pirated books to train its AI systems, the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history
- The settlement covers approximately 500,000 book titles that meet the class definition, with each title receiving around $3,000 in payment
- The settlement does not give Anthropic permission to use pirated books going forward, and the company must destroy all copies in its possession