New Zealand authors included in US settlement over AI training data

Wednesday 3 December 2025 · 7 outlets · 3 reports · updated Wed 3 Dec 2025, 10:26am

In this story Catherine Chidgey

A US class action settlement involving Anthropic AI will see the company pay up to US$2.6 billion. Waikato author Catherine Chidgey is among those included after books were allegedly downloaded illegally to train a chatbot. While some authors may receive US$3,000 per title, many others may not receive compensation.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 3 Dec 2025, 9:47am

   NZ authors among global payout after AI chatbot trained on pirated books (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato Times via RNZWed 3 Dec 2025, 9:53am

   NZ authors among global payout out after AI chatbot trained on pirated books (opens in new tab)

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3. 1News via RNZWed 3 Dec 2025, 10:26am

   NZ authors among global payout after AI trained on pirated books (opens in new tab)