ANTHROPIC
Seven million books later, Anthropic makes peace
Anthropic has settled a lawsuit with a group of authors who accused the Amazon-backed company of illegally downloading and copying their books to train its AI models.
Details of the deal will be announced in the coming weeks.
At the heart of the case was a key question: does using copyrighted books to train AI count as “fair use”?
A June ruling said AI firms are on “solid legal ground” when using purchased books, comparing the process to a reader learning to write.
TL;DR
Anthropic settled claims over seven million books used for AI training.
Courts lean towards AI firms on fair use if the books are purchased.
The settlement avoids a potential trial and large payouts.
BookTok, meet BookGate
However, Anthropic still faced claims over downloading seven million books without permission before buying copies later, a move the court said didn’t erase liability.
By settling, Anthropic avoids a public trial where authors could have sought damages of up to $150,000 per work.
Authors: 😡 Anthropic: 😶🌫️ Courts: 🤷🏻♀️