聯邦法官星期四初步核可Anthropic與作家集體訴訟給付15億美元和解金之提議，此乃史上公開著作權訟爭之最高和解金額。此訴訟去年由作家們於加州北區聯邦法院提起，其等主張Anthropic從侵害著作權之資料庫非法下載。
作家們星期四於聲明陳述道：我對法院上開行為感到欣慰，更進一步可證Anthropic的行為具可歸責性，對所有AI公司欲藉由捷徑或凌駕創作人的權利等行為提出警告。

Anthropic didn’t immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.

The startup was founded by former OpenAI research executives, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, in 2021. Anthropic, which is valued at $183 billion, is best known for its AI assistant Claude.

AI startups and media companies have been closely following this lawsuit against Anthropic as they work to outline what copyright infringement means in the AI era. 

Anthropic initially proposed the $1.5 billion settlement earlier this month. The company said it would pay roughly $3,000 per book plus interest, and it agreed to destroy the datasets containing the allegedly pirated material.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup initially expressed some reservations about Anthropic’s offer, including concerns over how to ensure authors would be properly informed. Alsup ultimately approved the settlement after “several weeks of rigorous assessment and review,” according to a release.

Alsup will consider final approval of the settlement once the notice and claims processes are complete, the release said.

Aparna Sridhar, Anthropic’s deputy general counsel, said in a statement that the company is pleased with the determination, and that the settlement “simply resolves narrow claims about how certain materials were obtained.”

“The decision will allow us to focus on developing safe AI systems that help people and organizations extend their capabilities, advance scientific discovery, and solve complex problems,” Sridhar said.