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Anthropic trained Claude on pirated Stanford professors' books

Original: Anthropic trained Claude on illegally obtained Stanford professors' books

The Stanford Daily reports that Anthropic used pirated copies of books written by Stanford professors to train its Claude chatbot. The story has reignited debate over AI companies' use of copyrighted material without permission, with faculty authors and legal experts weighing in on whether such training practices constitute fair use or straightforward infringement.

Why now: Ongoing lawsuits and public controversy over AI companies training models on copyrighted books make new allegations against a leading AI firm highly charged.

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