Anthropic also stated that it does not believe that direct, collective, or compulsory licensing is necessary for training large language models. The company claims that its AI model, Claude, is trained using data from publicly available information, non-public datasets, and data generated internally. The outcome of the case could have significant implications for the relationship between AI and copyright law.
Key takeaways:
- Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO have sued AI company Anthropic for alleged copyright infringement of song lyrics via its chatbot, Claude.
- The lawsuit could set a significant legal precedent for AI companies' use of copyrighted lyrics on their platforms.
- Anthropic argues that its use of copyrighted material to train its AI models is 'fair use' and does not believe that licensing is necessary.
- The company also suggests that users could be liable for generative AI outputs that infringe copyrights, stating that responsibility for a particular output usually rests with the person who entered the prompt to generate it.