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EPISODE · Sep 10, 2025 · 20 MIN

How a $1.5 Billion Settlement Could Alter the Course of AI

from The Journal. · host The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Limited tickets left. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit over the company's use of pirated books to train large-language models. WSJ’s Melissa Korn unpacks the proposed settlement and explores what the precedent could mean for the AI industry. Ryan Knutson hosts.  Further Listening:  Why Elon Musk's AI Chatbot Went Rogue The Company Behind ChatGPT Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Limited tickets left. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit over the company's use of pirated books to train large-language models. WSJ’s Melissa Korn unpacks the proposed settlement and explores what the precedent could mean for the AI industry. Ryan Knutson hosts.  Further Listening:  Why Elon Musk's AI Chatbot Went Rogue The Company Behind ChatGPT Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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