The lawsuit could set a precedent for the legal boundaries of generative A.I. technologies, which create content after learning from large data sets. The Times argues that these A.I. systems are potential competitors in the news industry, as they can generate responses based on past journalism, potentially reducing web traffic and revenue for the Times. The lawsuit follows failed negotiations between the Times, Microsoft, and OpenAI over the use of the Times's intellectual property.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging that its articles were used to train chatbots without authorization.
- The lawsuit could shape the legal landscape of generative A.I. technologies and their use of copyrighted material for training.
- The Times is seeking billions in damages and the destruction of any chatbot models and training data using its copyrighted material.
- The lawsuit also highlights potential damage to The Times’s brand through A.I. “hallucinations,” where chatbots insert false information attributed to a source.