How a $1.5 Billion Settlement Could Alter the Course of AI
from The Journal.
by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
Published: Wed Sep 10 2025
Show Notes
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuitover the company's use of pirated books to train large-language models. WSJ’s Melissa Korn unpacks the proposed settlement and explores what the precedent could mean for the AI industry. Ryan Knutson hosts.
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