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Anthropic faces lawsuit over alleged use of Elvis Presley songs
Elvis Presley's rightsholders sued Anthropic over alleged use of his songs to train its models.
What we checked
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Elvis Presley's rightsholders sued Anthropic over 274 songs allegedly used to train its models.
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The rightsholders seek $41M+.
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Anthropic says it disagrees with the lawsuit and will defend itself.
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Not confirmed
Whether Anthropic used the songs to train its models without permission has not been established.
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