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Judge Approves $1.5B Settlement for Authors Against Anthropic

A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion settlement requiring Anthropic to compensate authors for using pirated books to train its AI. Over 91% of affected authors have claimed their payments, marking a significant moment in copyright law regarding AI.

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