OpenAI stated that the discussions with The New York Times were focused on a high-value partnership around real-time display with attribution in ChatGPT. The company was surprised and disappointed when The New York Times sued them. OpenAI maintains that it aims to develop AI tools that empower people to solve problems and that it collaborates with news organizations, providing an opt-out because it's the right thing to do.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is facing a lawsuit from The New York Times, accusing the company of using its content to train its AI models.
- In response, OpenAI stated that it believes the lawsuit is without merit and that it complies with all applicable laws, including copyright laws.
- OpenAI also revealed that it had been in negotiations with The New York Times about a potential partnership before the lawsuit was filed.
- The company maintains that it uses copyrighted materials to train its AI models because it would be impossible to train leading AI models without such materials.