Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and the Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic, a rival to ChatGPT’s parent company OpenAI, is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by three authors, alleging copyright infringement in the training of its AI chatbot. What Happened: In a complaint filed on Monday, authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson have accused Anthropic of using pirated versions of their books, reported Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, alleges that Anthropic has built a multibillion-dollar business by misusing copyrighted books. See Also: Google Says Ope…
