Anthropic claims local models are stealing from it, meanwhile it pays $1.5B for theft

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Anthropic has agreed to a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement to resolve massive copyright infringement claims regarding their model training data. The irony isn't lost on the community, as the company simultaneously lobbies for stricter controls on local models under the guise of intellectual property protection. While this settles a major legal hurdle, several authors have opted out to pursue even larger damages individually.