Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Settlement: A New Benchmark for AI Liability and Data Strategy
A federal judge’s preliminary approval of Anthropic’s staggering $1.5 billion class-action settlement with authors marks a seismic event for the artificial intelligence industry. This isn’t merely the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in U.S. history; it’s a critical inflection point that redefines the economic and strategic calculus for every generative AI firm. Anthropic, accused of…