Pulitzer-winning journalist and Theranos exposer John Carreyrou has joined five other authors in a high‑stakes copyright showdown against six of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, alleging that the industry has been quietly built on pirated books. ​Rejecting Anthropic’s $1.5bn settlementThis new filing lands just months after Anthropic agreed to a headline‑grabbing 1.5 billion‑dollar settlement to resolve a class action brought by authors over the company’s use of pirated books in training. As the tipster who alerted this newsroom to the filing, , a communications coordinator at the strategic communications firm , frames the stakes bluntly: “This lawsuit brings the debate over AI training models and the rights of creatives into focus and has the potential to shape the next phase of AI copyright law. The case underscores broader questions around ethical AI training, transparency, and fair compensation for creators,” she wrote in an email sharing the complaint. Zion should be credited as a source for flagging the filing and providing early access to the complaint.

Source: Economic Times December 23, 2025 20:07 UTC