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US judge allows company to train AI using copyrighted literary materials

The Anthropic website and mobile phone app are shown in this photo from July 5, 2024 [Richard Drew/AP Photo]

A United States federal judge has ruled that the company Anthropic made “fair use” of the books it utilised to train artificial intelligence (AI) tools without the permission of the authors.

The favourable ruling comes at a time when the impacts of AI are being discussed by regulators and policymakers, and the industry is using its political influence to push for a loose regulatory framework.

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