Legal complexity of training AI on copyrighted books highlighted amid new rulings
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-25
TechCrunch explores the legal complexities of training AI models on copyrighted books. While authors contributing data without consent seems illegal, experts like attorney Cathy Gellis note the nuance and complexity involved. Judge William Alsup recently ordered Anthropic to pay a $1.5 billion copyright settlement to writers, illustrating the evolving legal landscape.
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