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"Anthropic on that 'Oopsie, we pirated' vibe 👀💀 Settles with authors like 'My bad, fam' 💸🔥"
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"Anthropic on that 'Oopsie, we pirated' vibe 👀💀 Settles with authors like 'My bad, fam' 💸🔥"

August 26, 2025
about 2 months ago
Engadget
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Anthropic Just Settled Its "Pirates of the AI-ibbean" Lawsuit! 🏴‍☠️💸 So, turns out, Anthropic was out here pulling a "hey, I borrowed your homework but changed it up a bit" 🤡 with a bunch of authors. They thought they could train their shiny AI models on copyrighted materials without paying the bill 🤦‍♂️. Surprise! 📜💥 Judge William Alsup served them a hot pot of mixed results like it was Sunday brunch—some 'fair use' seasoning, but extra piracy sauce on the side. The authors whipped out their legal swords, and it was a whole showdown. ⚔️💀 In the ultimate "this is fine" meme moment, Anthropic settled for an undisclosed sum to dodge what could’ve been a billion-dollar disaster 💰🤯. But let's be real—can we trust a company that sounds like a character from a sci-fi movie? 🤖 Isn’t "Anthropic" just the name for that one sketchy friend who borrows your stuff and never returns it? 😭 “Honestly, we just thought nobody would notice," one imaginary Anthropic developer said as they choked on their overpriced oat milk latte. 😬🍵 🔥 So here’s the hot take: If you’re not paying your authors, how long until your AI starts charging you rent? 🤔🚀 #BigBrainMoves #PirateAI

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