AI News Bytes in October
Anthropic was sued by numerous authors for unlicensed use of their work in training its AI system. It has settled the case for $1.5 billion, or about $3,000 per book used. Appropriate distinctions were made between lawfully-obtained and pirated works.
On the other side of the coin, Microsoft has made an agreement with the GSA to provide free access to its Copilot AI assistant to federal employees in some agencies. The deal is more extensive and complex than that under its “G5” government licensing program.
Harvey (the software development company) has agreed with six major university law schools to embed its generative AI program into their educational offerings. It includes AI tools, co-created curricula, and other training to both faculty and students.
Battle of the “Biggies”: Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its phones. Because that is apparently an exclusive deal, Elon Musk, who owns X and xAI, is suing them for anti-competitive practices. Musk is also suing an engineer who has allegedly taken xAI secrets to OpenAI.