The tech companies have argued that their use of internet-scraped information for AI training falls under "fair use". However, a growing number of creative professionals are pushing back, claiming that these companies are using their content to build tools that undermine their work. Legal experts suggest that plaintiffs could have stronger cases if they can prove that AI tools are directly reproducing copyrighted works. Meanwhile, OpenAI has been negotiating deals with news organizations to pay for content, and has already signed a deal with the Associated Press.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using its copyrighted articles to train their artificial intelligence technology without permission or payment.
- The tech companies have defended their actions by claiming that the use of information scraped from the internet for AI training falls under "fair use".
- The lawsuit includes examples of OpenAI's GPT-4 AI model outputting New York Times articles verbatim, and a growing number of creative professionals are pushing back against tech companies using their content in this way.
- OpenAI has been negotiating deals with news organizations to pay for content, and has already signed a deal with the Associated Press for access to its archive of news articles.