In a landmark ruling, a federal judge determined that Anthropic, a $61.5 billion AI startup, could train its AI model using copyrighted books without compensating authors, citing 'fair use'. Judge William Alsup compared this situation to a human reader learning from books to write new works. He stated Anthropic's AI transforms existing literature, thus qualifying under the fair use doctrine. However, a trial is set to address claims regarding pirated materials used in developing the AI's library, potentially establishing a precedent favoring tech companies against individual creators in similar disputes.
"Like any reader aspiring to be a writer, Anthropic's [AI] trained upon works not to race ahead and replicate or supplant them - but to turn a hard corner and create something different."
"According to the ruling, although Anthropic's use of copyrighted books as training material for Claude was fair use, the court will hold a trial on pirated books used to create Anthropic's central library and determine the resulting damages."
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