The ongoing class action lawsuit against Anthropic, potentially involving 7 million plaintiffs, poses a significant threat to the AI industry. If the plaintiffs succeed, damages could reach hundreds of billions, severely impacting both major and minor AI companies. Anthropic has petitioned an appeals court to reconsider the class certification, arguing that the initial ruling by Judge William Alsup lacked a thorough analysis. The outcome of this case could redefine copyright law as it pertains to AI training and usage.
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AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is the largest copyright class action ever certified. They've warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic's AI training now threatens to "financially ruin" the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement.
Last week, Anthropic petitioned to appeal the class certification, urging the court to weigh questions that the district court judge, William Alsup, seemingly did not. Alsup allegedly failed to conduct a "rigorous analysis" of the potential class and instead based his judgment on his "50 years" of experience, Anthropic said.
If the appeals court denies the petition, Anthropic argued, the emerging company may be doomed. As Anthropic argued, it now "faces hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial in four months" based on a class certification rushed at "warp speed" that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine.
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If the AI companies are found to be illegaly using copyright material, why shouldn't they pay? You appear to make an a priori assumption that the rights of AI companies override all else?jedishrfu said:Arc Technica published an article on the largest class action lawsuit with potentially 7 million plaintiffs against Anthropic. Should they win, the damages could have a chilling effect on the whole AI industry, killing off minor players and hobbling major ones with insurmountable debt.
Happened in Canada recently by BC Supreme court action.jedishrfu said:There are some notable examples where through eminent domain a govt takes your land citing for the greater good the needs of the people override your ownership.
Luckily, the Chinese and French have AI as well, so people can switch to Chinese or French AI providers if American AI ends. I run Mistral AI locally, which is French.jedishrfu said:Arc Technica published an article on the largest class action lawsuit with potentially 7 million plaintiffs against Anthropic. Should they win, the damages could have a chilling effect on the whole AI industry, killing off minor players and hobbling major ones with insurmountable debt.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...argest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/