Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has agreed to a massive $1.5 billion settlement to settle its copyright lawsuit with authors. This settlement has become a precedent-setting development in the debates over artificial intelligence and copyrights. This amount, the largest settlement ever paid in a copyright lawsuit, is restoring balance in the industry.

Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion in Compensation

The lawsuit alleges that Anthropic used copyrighted books without permission when training its AI model, Claude. This has sparked a new debate in the US regarding the use of material by AI companies. According to the resulting settlement, approximately 500,000 authors will receive $3,000 in compensation per work.

In June, the District Court overseeing the case ruled that the copyrighted materials Anthropic used to train its large language model fell under fair use. While this decision appeared to be a victory for the company, the same did not apply to content downloaded from pirated book sites. The court stated that authors could file piracy claims for works downloaded without permission from these platforms.

According to another clause in the agreement, Anthropic agreed to delete all illegally downloaded materials from its systems. In a statement, the company emphasized that it had not used pirated works and denied any wrongdoing.

Justin A. Nelson, the attorney representing the authors, described this agreement as a first in the AI ​​era. Nelson said this decision sends a clear message that AI companies must pay copyright holders. This historic agreement is likely to be a critical reference point for similar lawsuits in the future.