Photo by Josh Withers on Pexels

Anthropic, a prominent AI startup, has successfully settled a class-action lawsuit filed by authors accusing the company of copyright infringement. The lawsuit centered on claims that Anthropic’s Claude AI models were trained using datasets containing copyrighted materials acquired without permission. While specific details of the settlement are being kept confidential, its resolution averts a potentially costly trial for Anthropic. The authors’ original complaint likened the alleged data acquisition to “Napster-style downloading of millions of works.” This settlement represents a noteworthy development for AI firms as they grapple with the intricate legal issues surrounding the utilization of copyrighted works in the training of artificial intelligence systems.