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"Anthropic just dropped $1.5B to authors like it's a Netflix cancellation ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ“š No cap, that's a W!" ๐Ÿ”ฅ

September 05, 2025
about 2 months ago
The Verge
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ต *BREAKING NEWS* ๐Ÿ’ต๐Ÿšจ: Forget the PRINTING PRESS; itโ€™s time to put some RESPEK on the AUTHORS, fam! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ฅ Anthropic just dropped a jaw-dropping $1.5 BILLION smackaroos to authors whose masterpieces werenโ€™t just taking up digital space but were also feeding AI ๐Ÿค– like a hungry baby! This is the FIRST TIME ๐Ÿ’ฏ weโ€™re seeing a tech company actually get WOKE and pay up for not just pilfering creativesโ€™ work but also repping STONKS in the copyright world! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ธ โ€œAt least $3,000 per bookโ€โ€“ should I be an author? NO CAP, Iโ€™m about to start typing! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜ค In a world where AI could just spit out Shakespearean sonnets while I binge-watch cat videos, is this the era of *humans looking for a paycheck*? ๐Ÿค” LEGENDARY lawyer quotes like, โ€œThis result is nothing short of remarkableโ€ just keep hitting different. But wait, here's the *best* partโ€”Anthropic must also DELETE the original files! ๐Ÿ’€ *Dramatic reenactment*: โ€œWait, we canโ€™t just take, right?!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚ So whatโ€™s next? I predict they'll launch a *"Pay Us Back" creative writing contest* where the real prize is the sweet, sweet debt of their past sins! *Cue galaxy brain meme* ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿš€ Share if you think writers should start charging AI rent! ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ

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