September 5, 2025:
Anthropics $1.5B Settlement Shortchanges Writers - Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement in a class action suit compensates around half a million writers at least $3,000 each for using their books to train the AI, Claude. Despite being the largest copyright payout in U.S. history, this settlement is minor for Anthropic, having recently raised $13 billion.
A judge deemed AI training on copyrighted material as transformative and protected under fair use, although the unauthorized usage led to the lawsuit. This case establishes a legal precedent as other AI-related copyright cases continue to unfold.
