University of Tennessee sues Anthropic over neural network technology

July 21 : The research arm of the University of Tennessee has sued artificial-intelligence giant Anthropic in Delaware federal court for allegedly infringing its patents related to neural networks.The University of Tennessee Research Foundation's complaint, filed on Monday and made public on Tuesday, said that Anthropic's AI systems violate its patents on machine-learning technology inspired by neuroscience.The lawsuit is thought to be the first patent infringement case against Anthropic. A California federal judge on Monday approved the company's landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by a group of authors over its use of their work to train AI."Anthropic’s cavalier approach to others’ intellectual property rights in the development of its products ex