William Alsup on AI
2 quotes from William Alsup on the wall, 2025, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Los Angeles Times, Understanding AI.
Could have purchased books, but it preferred to steal them
US Judge William Alsup, ruling on Anthropic's copyright infringement case over training data, June 2025.
Piracy of otherwise available copies is inherently, irredeemably infringing
US federal judge William Alsup in California, ruling in June 2025 on the authors' class-action copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, rejected the argument that pirating books for training was fair use.
Understanding AIThe first copyright ruling on generative AI training is a win for AI labs