Artificial intelligence

Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI, was sued for $1.5 billion USD in July 2026 over the training of its AI model on illegally sourced content, and a U.S. judge approved the settlement. The lawsuit revealed that Anthropic used a code-name 'Project Panama' to hide its practice of destructively scanning rare and out-of-print books, raising concerns about the permanent destruction of unique literature.

Unethical training of AI models - addition | ← Older revision | Revision as of 11:11, 17 August 2026 | || | Line 13: | Line 13: | || ===Unethical training of data=== | ===Unethical training of data=== | || {{Hatnote|Further reading: Artificial intelligence/training }} | {{Hatnote|Further reading: Artificial intelligence/training }} | || AI training practices have been demonstrated to incorporate unethical and even illegal practices. In July 2026, Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI, was sued for $1.5 billion USD following a court proceeding showing the training of their AI model on illegally sourced content. <ref {{Cite news |last=Brittain |first=Blake |title=US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-approves-anthropics-15-billion-settlement-copyright-lawsuit-2026-07-20/ |url-status=live |work=Reuters}}</ref Furthermore, the destruction of rare and unique books has been identified in the training of AI models, as the destruction of the book spine allows for cheaper and more efficient scanning of information.<ref {{Cite web |title=Why AI Companies Are Destroying Original Literature to Train Their Models |url=https://emeraldbook.org/news/jul-2926-3/ |url-status=live |website=Emerald Pages}}</ref This has also raised concerns over the permanent destruction of rare, out-of-print books that may be destroyed forever in this practice. Traditional datasets, such as online data, have been affected by the rise in AI-generated content, leading to the pursuit of older, printed material by AI companies, however these practices have remained controversial. "Project Panama" was a code-name used by Anthropic to intentionally hide this practice from the public, which demonstrated intent by the company to "destructively scan all the books in the world".<ref {{Cite web |title=Bartz v. Anthropic PBC |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058235/554/21/bartz-v-anthropic-pbc/ |url-status=live |website=Court Listener}}</ref | ||| ===Privacy concerns of AI=== | ===Privacy concerns of AI=== | || AI can be and has been used to generate deepfakes of people with and without their consent. Deepfakes are media generated with the likeness of an individual. Deepfake media can range from harmless to harmful. The latter includes child pornography, revenge porn, blackmail, | AI can be and has been used to generate deepfakes of people with and without their consent. Deepfakes are media generated with the likeness of an individual. Deepfake media can range from harmless to harmful. The latter includes child pornography, revenge porn, blackmail, etc. Since the rampant rise of consumer AI, deepfakes have become even more prevalent, with some websites explicitly specializing in them.{{Citation needed|date=3 August 2026}} | || ===Privacy concerns of online AI models=== | ===Privacy concerns of online AI models=== |