A case against Anthropic AI brought by a group of authors was settled on Friday. AI companies trying to make the case for the use of copyrighted works to train their generative AI models commonly invoke fair use. “It will provide meaningful compensation for each class work and sets a precedent requiring AI companies to pay copyright owners. Meanwhile, the literary world and other parts of the creative sector continue to fight against AI companies. There have been a slew of literary AI copyright infringement lawsuits launched by prominent authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and the comedian Sarah Silverman in recent years.