Anthropic wins AI training case

A US federal judge has ruled in favour of Anthropic in a copyright lawsuit concerning the use of books for AI training. The court decided that using copyrighted material to train its Claude large language model constitutes fair use. However, the judge also stated that storing the books in a central library infringed copyright. The lawsuit was initiated by authors who claimed Anthropic used their works without permission or compensation. This ruling is a significant precedent for the AI industry, as it addresses the fair use doctrine in the context of generative AI. The court acknowledged that Anthropic's AI training was transformative, as it extracted non-copyrightable information to create new technology. This decision could influence ongoing lawsuits against other major tech companies regarding AI training practices, potentially impacting how AI models are developed and the balance between technological advancement and copyright protection.