Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in landmark AI-books settlement

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00:00Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion in landmark AI books settlement.

00:05Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to authors for allegedly using their books to train AI,

00:11about $3,000 per book, marking a rare case where pirated PDFs outpay publishing royalties.

00:17The deal, revealed in a court filing this week, is being called the largest publicly reported recovery in U.S. copyright litigation.

00:24A judge must approve it with a hearing on September 8th targeting 500,000 works.

00:30Anthropic will continue payouts, ensuring all pirated files are destroyed.

00:34The fine print matters. The settlement only covers past acts.

00:38In August 2024, authors accused Anthropic of profiting from stolen books.

00:44Judges granted a partial win for using legally bought works, but the pirated book issue proceeded to trial.

00:50By July, the case became a class action for U.S. writers. Anthropic is eager to settle.

00:56Today's settlement will resolve plaintiffs' legacy claims, stated Deputy General Counsel, Aparna Sridhar,

01:03emphasizing their commitment to safe AI systems.

01:07The payout comes amid mounting AI lawsuits, while media firms broker data deals.

01:12Anthropic still confronts Reddit and Universal Music disputes.

01:26The payout comes amidst Fayat government number 1.0.

01:31The payout comes amidst Fayat, which is a goal is to grasp the same thing,

01:33which is known as a user-driven page.

01:35When the payout comes amidst Fayat, it's a reputation,

01:39The payout comes amidst Fayat and herszty business,

01:41the payout comes amidst Fayat, which has been a criminal

01:49and a personal issue at Fayat.