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New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI over AI training copyright infringement - SiliconANGLE

Dec 27, 2023 - siliconangle.com
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, accusing them of copyright infringement by using "millions" of its articles to train their AI models without permission. The Times alleges that the companies gave its content particular emphasis when building their AI models, and despite attempts to negotiate an agreement, no resolution was reached. The Times argues that the AI outputs were too similar to the original content to be considered fair use and that the lack of citations or hyperlinks reduces traffic to its website. The lawsuit also claims that the AI models sometimes provide false statements attributed to Times sources, potentially damaging the outlet's reputation.

This lawsuit adds to several others that Microsoft and OpenAI are currently facing over similar copyright infringement issues. In August, several news organizations, including the Times, blocked OpenAI's web crawler from accessing their websites. The Times is seeking attorney’s fees and restitution, which could amount to billions of dollars in damages, and is also calling for the destruction of all AI models and training sets that incorporate its content.

Key takeaways:

  • The New York Times has sued Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging that they used millions of its articles to train their AI models without permission.
  • The Times argues that the outputs from ChatGPT and Copilot were so similar to the original content that it couldn’t be considered fair use.
  • The lawsuit also alleges that the AI models would sometimes provide false statements and attribute them incorrectly to Times sources, potentially damaging the news outlet's reputation.
  • The Times is seeking attorney’s fees and restitution, which could amount to billions of dollars, and calls for the destruction of all AI models and training sets that incorporate Times content.
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