Anthropic, the company behind the AI program Claude, has reached a settlement with major music publishers over allegations of copyright infringement. Universal Music Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO accused Anthropic of using copyrighted music to train its AI without proper authorization. The lawsuit claimed that over 500 songs by prominent artists, including Katy Perry and Beyoncé, were involved, with publishers seeking $150,000 for each infringement. One key example cited was Claude’s ability to provide nearly identical lyrics to Katy Perry’s Roar upon request, which supports the claims that the AI has been able to access copyrighted music In response,…