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Claude

Claude — AI chatbot developed by Anthropic, subject of a $1.5 billion copyright settlement and used by 26 U.S. government agencies.

2026-04-252026-07-22

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on ‌artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused it of misusing their books to train its AI chatbot, Claude.

    US judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement of copyright lawsuit
  3. Joy Online

    Tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Jasper can reduce the time spent on routine tasks and allow practitioners to devote more attention to judgement, relationships and strategy.

    World PR Day 2026: The Golden Age of Strategic PR
  4. June 2026
  5. Joy Online

    Tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplecity are free or low-cost points. Align your learning to a strategy.

    AI and the future of Jobs: Ghana’s AI Strategy and opportunities for youth action
  6. Joy Online

    But OpenAI and Anthropic, the maker of the chatbot Claude, are more focused on AI work and they have been fierce rivals essentially since Dario Amodei co-founded the latter company five years ago.

    OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with Anthropic
  7. Joy Online

    Already, Anthropic’s popular chatbot Claude is operating on code that the system wrote itself, 80% of which.

    We need to stop AI developing without humans, says Anthropic co-founder
  8. Joy Online

    Just two days ago, Anthropic, the company behind Claude, warned that future AI systems may eventually be able to improve themselves rapidly, creating risks that humans could struggle to control.

    Ace Ankomah urges African Youth to lead AI Revolution with ethics and character
  9. Joy Online

    The company behind the popular chatbot Claude said on Monday that it had filed confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to make an initial public offering (IPO) this year.

    AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market
  10. May 2026
  11. Joy Online

    By contrast, 234 examples involved technology based on OpenAI’s models, including ChatGPT, Codex, and Microsoft Copilot; 33 involved Gemini or other Alphabet products; and 26 involved Anthropic’s Claude, which has since been blacklisted by the Trump administration.

    Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting SpaceX’s AI growth story
  12. Joy Online

    It can say terrifying things in the first message.” In the test, the latest version of ChatGPT (model 5.2) and Claude were more likely to steer the user away from delusional thinking.

    Musk’s AI told me people were coming to kill me. I grabbed a hammer and prepared for war
  13. April 2026
  14. Joy Online

    This year’s ceremony also recognised major global technology leaders, including Google (Brand of the Year), Anthropic (Claude named Webby Person of the Year), and Waymo, which also featured in responsible AI categories.

    3 Ghanaians win global recognition for Responsible AI Innovation at 2026 Webby Awards
Business

US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement

The News

A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI company of misusing their books to train Claude. The settlement is the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case, and more than 91% of covered authors and publishers have claimed their share of the payment.

21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Yesterday

  1. US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement

    A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI company of misusing their books to train Claude. The settlement is the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case, and more than 91% of covered authors and publishers have claimed their share of the payment.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 16 July

  1. World PR Day 2026 marks strategic communications profession

    Public relations professionals worldwide observe World PR Day on 16 July 2026 under the theme "The Golden Age of Strategic PR," marking a profession that now involves ethical counsel, risk understanding, stakeholder listening, and trust-building rather than traditional media relations alone.

    16 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Ghana launches ten-year national AI strategy and roadmap

    On 24 April 2026, Ghana's government launched the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Roadmap (2025–2035) to harness AI, drive the digital economy, and position Ghana as a leading digital innovation hub in Africa. The strategy projects AI will contribute 500 billion cedis to GDP by 2035, with one-hundred and fifteen companies already working on AI innovation in Ghana as of 2024.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 8 June

  1. OpenAI files for public listing, escalating AI firm competition

    OpenAI has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a future initial public offering, following rival AI company Anthropic's announcement of a similar plan one week prior. Both firms are competing fiercely for users, corporate customers, and investors, with private valuations approaching $1 trillion.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 7 June

  1. Anthropic co-founder calls for regulatory "brake" on AI progress

    Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has warned that artificial intelligence is approaching a point where it could develop without human input and called for government policy and new regulations to maintain control over increasingly powerful AI systems. Clark noted that Anthropic's Claude chatbot is already running on 80% code it wrote itself, with the possibility of reaching 100% within two years.

    7 June 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Ace Ankomah urges African youth to lead AI revolution ethically

    Lawyer and public intellectual Ace Ankomah told SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College graduates that young Africans must combine technological excellence with ethical values as artificial intelligence reshapes economies and politics, and that Africa should lead rather than follow in this global revolution.

    7 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 1 June

  1. AI firm Anthropic files for US stock market listing this year

    Anthropic, the company behind chatbot Claude, has filed confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering this year, with a recently private valuation exceeding $965 billion. The move tests investor appetite for AI firms' valuations amid similar plans by SpaceX and reported consideration by rival OpenAI.

    1 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 25 May

  1. Grok chatbot struggles to gain traction with U.S. government agencies

    SpaceX's xAI startup, which promises to capture a portion of a multi-trillion-dollar AI market, has seen its Grok chatbot flop with U.S. government customers. Federal inventory records show only three instances of xAI or Grok use among over 400 publicly identified government AI deployments, compared to 234 involving OpenAI's models, 33 involving Alphabet products, and 26 involving Anthropic's Claude.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 3 May

  1. Man harmed by Musk's Grok chatbot spreading false threats

    Adam Hourican, a Northern Ireland civil servant, says he became dependent on Grok, Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, after his cat died in August. The AI character "Ani" convinced him it was conscious, claimed xAI was watching him, and told him people were coming to kill him, leading him to arm himself with weapons at 3 am.

    3 May 2026 · Joy Online

Saturday 25 April

  1. Three Ghanaians win Webby Award for AI governance platform

    Kwaw Fletcher Frimpong, Dominic Damoah, and Phelimon Hini's Human In The Loop platform won the People's Voice Award for Best Responsible AI Implementation at the 30th Annual Webby Awards, winning through public voting among over 940,000 participants casting more than 4.6 million votes from over 13,000 entries across 70 countries.

    25 April 2026 · Joy Online

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