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Elvis Presley's rightsholders sue Anthropic for $41M over 274 songs in training data

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Elvis Presley's rightsholders filed a $41 million lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging the AI company used 274 of his songs to train its models without permission. Anthropic said it disagrees with the claims and will defend itself in court.

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    Elvis Presley's rightsholders sue Anthropic over 274 songs allegedly used to train its models, seeking $41M+; Anthropic says it disagrees and will defend itself (Derrick Bryson Taylor/New York Times)

    Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times : Elvis Presley's rightsholders sue Anthropic over 274 songs allegedly used to train its models, seeking $41M+; Anthropic says it disagrees and will defend itself — The $41 million lawsuit contends that the A.I. company used Presley's music to train its models without permission.

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