Anthropic trains AI on works by Korea authors without permission - CHOSUNBIZ
U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) corporations Anthropic appear to have used works by Korea writers including Han Kang and Hwang Seok-young without permission to train its AI chatbot Claude.
On the 17th, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) said it had identified 21 works by Korea writers on the list of books eligible for compensation posted on Anthropic's copyright infringement lawsuit settlement site and notified the authors.
Anthropic was hit with a class-action lawsuit in the United States over allegations it used illegally downloaded books without copyright holders' permission to train AI models. The lawsuit concluded after the corporations agreed in July this year to pay a total settlement of $1.5 billion (about 2 trillion won).
About 500,000 titles are eligible for compensation, with damages of about $3,000 (about 4.35 million won) per work. Korea authors can receive compensation if they take part in the claims process.
Works by Korea writers included in the compensation list are Kim Ae-ran's "My brilliant life"; Kim Young-ha's "Your republic is calling you" and three others; Kim Suum's "One person"; Shin Kyung-sook's "Please look after mom" and two others; Han Kang's "Human acts" and two others; Hwang Sun-mi's "The hen who dreamed she could fly"; and Hwang Sok-yong's "The guest."
An official at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) said, "In cooperation with copyright-related institutions, we will actively support legal action if necessary so that authors can receive fair compensation."
Meanwhile, as overseas AI corporations move to purchase large quantities of books presumed to be used for AI training, the publishing industry is raising its calls for copyright protection and fair compensation.
The Korean Publishers Association the previous day issued an appeal urging transparent disclosure of information on AI corporations' use of copyrighted works and fair compensation.
The Korean Publishers Association said, "Without books, there is no AI," adding, "Those who actually made the books do not even know when, how, or which AI used their works." It continued, "Because they cannot know, they cannot ask, refuse, or demand fair payment."
