The company has faced multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement, with authors such as John Grisham and George R.R. Martin claiming their copyrighted works were used in the chatbot's training. OpenAI argues that their use of internet-sourced training data meets the requirements for fair use under U.S. copyright laws. Altman also announced the upcoming launch of the ChatGPT app store and previewed the new GPT-4 Turbo model.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced it will cover the legal fees of its clients in case they are sued for copyright infringement. This offer, known as the "Copyright Shield", applies to users of ChatGPT Enterprise and the API, but not to users of the free version of ChatGPT or ChatGPT+.
- OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, revealed the new ChatGPT app store, which will allow developers to promote and charge for their unique ChatGPT bots. He also previewed the new GPT-4 Turbo model, which can accept longer inputs and has knowledge up to April 2023.
- ChatGPT, launched in November 2022, has grown significantly, with around 180.5 million users and 1.5 billion visits in September 2023. However, OpenAI has faced multiple lawsuits over copyright infringement.
- Several well-known authors, including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin, have sued OpenAI for allegedly using their copyrighted works in the chatbot's training. OpenAI argues that its use of internet-sourced training data meets the requirements for fair use under U.S. copyright laws.