A US judge has ruled that the use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence (AI) software is legal under US copyright law, but the AI firm **Anthropic** must stand trial over allegations of using pirated copies.

• The ruling allows **Anthropic** to use a "fair use" defense, but the company could face up to $150,000 in damages per copyrighted work.
• Key plaintiffs include authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson.
• Judge William Alsup noted that the transformative use of the authors' works does not infringe on their rights if no infringing copies were created.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reached out to Tesla following reports of its newly launched robotaxis exhibiting erratic driving behavior in public trials in Austin, Texas.

• Footage on social media captured the robotaxis breaking traffic laws, including speeding and swerving.
• Key figures include Elon Musk, who describes the robotaxi project as central to Tesla's future.
• The current rollout is limited to just **12 taxis**, which will not operate in bad weather or carry customers under 18.