20250907 - Anthropic AI pays off authors with just $1.5 billion

Huge win for Anthropic — while they still exist Text: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/07/anthropic-ai-pays-off-authors-with-just-1-5-billion/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard YouTube memberships: https://www.youtube.com/@PivotToAI hit "Join" Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sources: Unopposed motion for preliminary approval of class settlement (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.434709/gov.uscourts.cand.434709.363.0.pdf Case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058235/bartz-v-anthropic-pbc/ Welcome to the Anthropic Copyright Settlement Website https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/ Anthropic Revenue Hits $4 Billion Annual Pace as Competition With Cursor Intensifies https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-revenue-hits-4-billion-annual-pace-competition-cursor-intensifies Class action complaint (PDF) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.455858/gov.uscourts.cand.455858.1.0_1.pdf Case docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71279155/hendrix-v-apple-inc/ Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic AI wins broad fair use for training! — but not on pirated books https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/24/anthropic-wins-broad-fair-use-for-training-but-not-on-pirated-books/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwoScPzTWiA&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Meta beats Kadrey, AI training was fair use — what this means https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/26/meta-beats-kadrey-ai-training-was-fair-use-what-this-means/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncW4NM_F5Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA AI winter is in the air! But we think the AI bubble keeps going until 2027 https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp1-3Ypmr1Y&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA