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AI startup Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5bn to settle book piracy lawsuit (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] moody@lemmings.world 80 points 2 months ago (4 children)

So... how long does it take before a company stops being called a startup?

[–] scintilla@crust.piefed.social 39 points 2 months ago

Probably once they can stand on their own merits and make a profit. So never in the case of AI companies.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago

Lmao, right. 1.5 Billy just laying around? Probably not much of a startup anymore…

[–] dwemthy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

When they're weaned from the teat of round after round of investment

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Once it starts actually generating profits id assume. Or in most cases once it gets bought out.

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, the definition is (or at least used to be) that a startup doesn’t have a business model yet.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Where are they getting $1.5 billion from? Is this business actually profitable?

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Monopoly money using image generation ML tech for the design. Special partnership with HP for printing these notes.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They just did a fundraising round and raised like $13b

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Haha what a funny way to say massive fraud and money laundering

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is any of that money actually going to the authors, or is this just like a fine they hand over and they donate some money to a charity or something?

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 13 points 2 months ago

Don’t be silly.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 months ago

ah yes, a "startup" that has at least 1.5 billion

[–] humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su 3 points 2 months ago

Everyone cheering for this will see no benefit from it.

Rubes.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Now that is how you build a Mote

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Next time don't download the pirate library.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Next time don't get caught downloading the pirate library.

FTFY