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Weekly News (August 25, 2025) — Copyright lawsuit, Students using AI to cheat for medical school, wrongful arrest of a black man in NY
This week, we saw a major AI developer settle a landmark copyright dispute, a heartbreaking story of AI’s potential role in a personal tragedy, and further evidence of its disruptive force in the job market. From the integrity of academic institutions to the fallibility of AI in law enforcement, these stories reveal the urgent need for accountability, robust safety measures, and a deep ethical consideration in every line of code.
With great power comes great responsibility — in Spider-Man
Anthropic Settles Landmark Copyright Lawsuit with Authors
In a significant development for the dynamic field of generative AI, Anthropic has settled a major copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors. The lawsuit, filed by authors including Roxane Gay and Jonathan Franzen, alleged that the AI company had illegally used their copyrighted books to train its Claude family of large language models without…
