Anthropic’s Legal Victory in AI Copyright Case
Anthropic won a significant legal case when Judge William Alsup ruled that its use of legally purchased copyrighted books to train its AI model, Claude, was “quintessentially transformative” and fell under fair use. However, the company faces a separate trial in December for allegedly downloading millions of pirated books, raising concerns among its employees about legality.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Anthropic, a company that makes a smart chatbot named Claude, won a big court case because the judge said it was okay for them to use books they bought to help their chatbot learn, but they might still face trouble for using some books they didn’t have permission to use.
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