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Anthropic trained the Claude AI model using illegally obtained books from Stanford professors.

AILegal IssuesOct 27, 2026score 0.522 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the controversy surrounding Anthropic's use of illegally obtained Stanford professors' books to train the Claude AI model, highlighting ethical and legal concerns about data sourcing in AI development.

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Anthropic trained the Claude AI model using illegally obtained books from Stanford professors.
Parent: AI EthicsEntity: AnthropicSub-entity: Claude AI modelImpact: negativeDate: Oct 27, 2026 - Oct 28, 2026Target: Ethical use of data in AI training

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Anthropic trained Claude on illegally obtained Stanford professors' books https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/27/professors-books-pirated-to-train-claude/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50260814
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Anthropic trained Claude on illegally obtained Stanford professors' books | Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50260814
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