US EditionApple sued by authors over use of books in AI training
- On Friday, a proposed class-action lawsuit was submitted in Northern California by two writers who allege that Apple utilized pirated books without authorization to train its OpenELM AI language models.
- The lawsuit follows a $1.5 billion settlement announced earlier this week by AI startup Anthropic, which resolved a similar case alleging unauthorized use of authors' books to train the Claude chatbot.
- The complaint asserts that Apple copied protected works from the Books3 dataset, a known collection of pirated books including the plaintiffs', without consent or compensation despite commercial use.
- Attorneys characterized Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement as the biggest copyright payout publicly disclosed to date, with Justin Nelson highlighting that it sends a clear warning against using copyrighted materials sourced from pirate websites.
- This lawsuit adds to an expanding wave of litigation against major AI firms like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, raising questions about intellectual property protections and author compensation in AI training.
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AI copyright showdown: Apple sued after Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement
A new lawsuit filed by a group of authors against tech giant Apple on Friday underscores the growing legal pressure on the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, as AI startup Anthropic announced a landmark $1.5 billion settlement over similar claims.The
Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Reported Use Of Copyrighted Books To Train AI - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Friday alleging the tech giant illegally used copyrighted books without permission to train its artificial intelligence systems. Authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed the complaint in Northern California federal court, claiming Apple copied protected works without consent, credit, or compensation, Reuters reported. Check out the current price of APPL stock here. The laws…
Copyright and IA: Apple accused of piracy before Californian justice.
Anthropic settles, Apple sued: Tech giant faces lawsuit over AI copyright dispute
Apple faces a lawsuit from authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson, who claim the company used their copyrighted books without permission for AI training. This case is part of a broader trend of legal actions against tech firms over intellectual property rights in AI development.
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Apple sued by authors over use of books in AI training
Technology giant Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday (Sep 5) of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence systems, part of an expanding legal fight over protections for intellectual property in the AI era.The proposed class action, filed in the federal c
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