> "On the surface it's the difference between a few thousand people pirating a shared link to learn a new thing vs a billion dollar company stealing books to ma

> "On the surface it's the difference between a few thousand people pirating a shared link to learn a new thing vs a billion dollar company stealing books to make more of a profit. That's the disconnect." If Anthropic has ~20 million[a] users, this money they're freely gifting to copyright cartels is $75 per user. Real humans are ultimately paying for this. [a] https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/29/Anthropic-training-AI-models-user-data-optout-avilable/5071756494461/ https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/29/Anthropic-trainin...