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Two of my books were used to train AI. Am I angry? Yes, I am!
I I recently learned that at least two of my books were pirated and used by Anthropic PBC to train large language models for use by its Claude chatbot. A class action lawsuit was filed last year against Anthropic for copyright infringement by three authors. In a settlement reached this fall Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the lawsuit. Yes, $1.5 BILLION! Experts say if the company had not settled, it might very well have been put out of business paying multiple
Connie Lacy
Nov 62 min read
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Under Attack by AI
We’re all under attack. Easy access to Artificial Intelligence has fueled the proliferation of scams, including scams targeting authors...
Connie Lacy
Oct 83 min read
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A library in your bedroom
10-year-old Connie Libraries played an important role in my relationship with books from an early age. Especially since I couldn’t afford...
Connie Lacy
Jul 42 min read
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Writing a rock musician character with a little help from some real musicians
by Connie Lacy Mel Johnston, Yannie Beliziano, Kyle Lacy and Amanda D'Amico - four working musicians I interviewed to write my...
Connie Lacy
Jan 194 min read
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