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OpenAI argues New York Times’ AI copyright lawsuit is ‘without merit’ - SiliconANGLE

Jan 08, 2024 - siliconangle.com
OpenAI is contesting a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times, calling it "without merit". The lawsuit accuses OpenAI of using millions of the newspaper's articles to train its AI models and alleges that its ChatGPT has displayed paywalled content in response to user prompts. OpenAI argues that training AI models using publicly available content is fair use and that the Times' content did not significantly contribute to the training of its models. It also claims that ChatGPT providing access to paywalled articles is a rare bug that it is working to fix.

The lawsuit is part of a series of legal complaints against generative AI developers, including a previous lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for their use of open-source code to train the GitHub Copilot programming assistant. Other companies such as Stability AI Ltd., DeviantArt Inc., and Midjourney Inc. have also been accused of using copyrighted images to develop their AI models.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI is facing a copyright lawsuit from The New York Times, which accuses the AI developer of using millions of the paper’s articles to train its AI models and displaying paywalled content.
  • The Times updated its terms of service in August to prohibit companies from scraping its content for AI training purposes.
  • OpenAI argues that the lawsuit is without merit, stating that training AI models using publicly available content is fair use and that the Times’ content didn’t meaningfully contribute to the training of their models.
  • The AI developer also claims that the issue of ChatGPT providing access to paywalled articles is a rare bug that they are working to fix.
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