SaralnamaAnthropic agreed to pay ₹12,500 crore to settle a lawsuit by authors over AI training data. The deal covers up to 7 million authors, with ₹25,000 per book for 500,000 works initially. Anthropic will delete disputed data it allegedly took illegally. The settlement is one of the largest for AI and copyright issues. It may set a precedent for other AI companies facing similar lawsuits. Anthropic still faces cases from music publishers and Reddit. A hearing on the settlement is set for. The company avoided having to dismantle its AI models, seen as a win despite the large payout. (Updated 6 Sep 2025, 07:31 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Anthropic agreed to pay ₹12,500 crore to settle a lawsuit by authors over AI training data
- The deal covers up to 7 million authors, with ₹25,000 per book for 500,000 works initially
- Anthropic will delete disputed data it allegedly took illegally