A judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement

A federal judge has signed off on a $1.5 billion class-action settlement for Anthropic with authors who accused the company of training its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books. As I mentioned earlier Reuters. in Ordered on MondayJudge Araceli Martinez Olguin wrote that the settlement would provide “tangible relief,” offering authors about $3,000 for each book allegedly pirated by Anthropic.

“We are pleased that more than 91% of the authors and publishers covered by the settlement have claimed their share of the payment,” says Anthropic General Counsel Aparna Sridhar. Reuters. “We look forward to bringing this matter to a conclusion.” Anthropic is still facing copyright lawsuits from Chicken soup for the soul and Several other authors Who argue that $3000 per book is not enough.