OpenAI, which is also facing a similar lawsuit in the U.S., has defended its actions by stating that training AI models using publicly available internet materials is "fair use". The company also claims to have a "simple opt-out process" for publishers who do not want their sites accessed by OpenAI's tools. Despite the legal action, OpenAI has made licensing deals with several media companies for the purpose of training its AI models.
Key takeaways:
- Canada's leading media organizations, including Torstar, The Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, CBC/Radio-Canada and Postmedia Network Inc, have launched a legal action against OpenAI Inc, accusing it of breaching copyright and online terms of use.
- The media companies argue that OpenAI used large amounts of their content to develop its products without permission or compensation.
- OpenAI is facing a similar lawsuit in the United States, where eight newspapers have alleged that technology companies, including OpenAI, were using news articles without payment or permission to train their chatbots.
- OpenAI has previously responded to such allegations by stating that training AI models using publicly available internet materials was “fair use” and that the approach is “supported by long-standing and widely accepted precedents.”