OpenAI maintains that it collaborates with news organizations and that training efforts outside of these partnerships are "fair use." It also provides an opt-out process, which the New York Times used in August 2023. OpenAI has previously stated that AI training is impossible without access to copyrighted material.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI responded to a lawsuit from The New York Times, claiming that the newspaper omitted key details and that they had been in discussions about a partnership prior to the lawsuit.
- The New York Times had accused OpenAI of violating copyright law by using its articles to train chatbots, but OpenAI argues that any regurgitated material came from older articles republished on third-party sites.
- OpenAI maintains that its training efforts are 'fair use' and provides an opt-out process for organizations, which The New York Times used in August 2023.
- OpenAI has partnerships with other news organizations and groups, including the Associated Press, Axel Springer, the American Journalism Project, and New York University.