The lawsuit brings Nvidia into the increasing litigation over generative AI, which creates new content based on inputs such as text, images, and sounds. Other companies, including OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, have also been sued over this technology. Despite the legal challenges, Nvidia's stock price has surged nearly 600% since the end of 2022, valuing the company at nearly $2.2 trillion.
Key takeaways:
- Nvidia, known for its AI chips, is being sued by three authors who claim the company used their copyrighted books to train its NeMo AI platform without permission.
- The authors, Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O’Nan, are seeking unspecified damages for people in the US whose copyrighted works were used to train NeMo's large language models in the last three years.
- The lawsuit brings Nvidia into a growing body of litigation over generative AI, which creates new content based on inputs such as text, images, and sounds. Other companies sued over this technology include OpenAI and Microsoft.
- Despite the lawsuit, Nvidia's rise in AI has made it a favorite among investors, with its stock price increasing almost 600% since the end of 2022, giving the company a market value of nearly $2.2 trillion.