The lawsuit comes after a breakdown in negotiations over the use of Times material. The Times had approached the tech firms about the use of its intellectual property to explore a resolution, including commercial agreements and "guardrails" around AI products, but the discussions had stalled. The lawsuit does not contain a monetary claim, but says that OpenAI and Microsoft should be held responsible for "billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages". The suit also demands the companies to destroy any AI models and training data that use copyrighted material from the Times.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that they used the paper's content to train their AI systems without permission or payment.
- The lawsuit claims that the companies' use of the Times's content threatens its ability to provide its service and potentially damages its brand.
- The Times lawsuit does not contain a monetary claim, but says that OpenAI and Microsoft should be held responsible for billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages.
- The suit also demands that the companies destroy any chatbot models and training data that use copyrighted material from the Times.