Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The rightsholders to Elvis Presley's music catalogue have launched a major copyright infringement lawsuit against artificial intelligence developer Anthropic, alleging the firm used 274 of the late singer's tracks to train its AI models without authorisation, according to The Guardian.

Authentic Brands Group, which holds ownership of Presley's music and likeness, filed the legal action in federal court, accusing Anthropic of building its flagship AI assistant, Claude, through systemic copyright violations.

The catalogue entries listed in the claim include classics such as Can't Help Falling in Love, All Shook Up, and A Little Less Conversation. Attorneys representing the estate are seeking $150,000 per infringed track,...