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, opens new tab, 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 extends beyond the use of copyrighted material," the university said in its complaint.
Spokespeople for Anthropic and the university did not immediately respond to ​requests for ​comment on ⁠the lawsuit.
The Knoxville, Tennessee, school argued that Anthropic's systems infringe two patents covering "significant ​contributions to the fields of artificial ​intelligence, ⁠machine learning, neuromorphic computing, and neuroscience-inspired computing" invented by its professors.
The school asked the court for an ⁠unspecified ​amount of monetary damages and ​an order blocking Anthropic from infringing its patents.

-Reuters