The complaint alleges that Anthropic pirated songs from artists including Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles to train its Claude AI model. Sony Music and Warner Chappell are seeking $150,000 in damages for every copyrighted work used without authorization.

The legal action targets the AI developer for using legendary tracks, including those by Mariah Carey, to build its generative AI system. This case marks a massive escalation in the conflict between creative industries and AI firms over the use of copyrighted intellectual property to train large language models.

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  1. SOURCE@reuters“Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic over songs used in AI training”x.com
  2. SUPPORT@exec_sum“Music included is tied to artists like Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, and The Beatles”x.com
  3. SUPPORT@yahoofinance“The case marks another massive escalation between creative industries and generative AI firms”x.com
  4. SUPPORT@kalshi_finance“seeking $150,000 per song”x.com
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