AI training on lawfully acquired books clears one court

One California case says training on legally obtained books is fair use, while a parallel pirated-books case heads toward a $1.5B settlement

Two separate cases in California federal court. Track 1: Court ruled that training on lawfully acquired books = fair use. Track 2: Training on pirated books? That's the $1.5B settlement. Fairness hearing: this Thursday.

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