Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
Anthropic Reaches Landmark Settlement in Book Authors’ AI Piracy Lawsuit
By Isha
Anthropic has reached a proposed class-action settlement with U.S. authors—Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson—who accused the AI startup of training its Claude models on pirated books. The agreement allows Anthropic to avoid a potentially devastating trial that could have resulted in billions or even over a trillion dollars in damages. The settlement awaits final approval by September 3, and is expected to benefit all involved authors.