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OpenAI Claims NYT Tricked ChatGPT Into Copying Its Articles - Slashdot

Jan 09, 2024 - news.slashdot.org
OpenAI has responded to a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times, calling it "without merit". The AI company refuted claims that its ChatGPT AI tool reproduced Times stories verbatim, suggesting that the Times either instructed the model to regurgitate or cherry-picked their examples. OpenAI admitted to taking down a ChatGPT feature, Browse, that unintentionally reproduced content, but maintained that AI models need access to human knowledge to learn and solve new problems. It also stated that training AI models with data from the internet falls under fair use rules.

The company expressed hope for a partnership with The New York Times and announced that website owners could block its web crawlers from accessing their data from August 2023. Last month, OpenAI struck a deal with Politico parent company Axel Springer, allowing ChatGPT to summarize news stories from Politico and Business Insider.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI has responded to a copyright lawsuit by The New York Times, calling the case 'without merit' and stating it still hopes for a partnership with the media outlet.
  • The AI company took issue with claims that its ChatGPT AI tool reproduced Times stories verbatim, arguing that the Times had manipulated prompts to include regurgitated excerpts of articles.
  • OpenAI admitted to taking down a ChatGPT feature, Browse, that unintentionally reproduced content, but maintained that AI models need access to 'the enormous aggregate of human knowledge' to learn and solve new problems.
  • Last month, OpenAI struck a deal with Politico parent company Axel Springer, allowing ChatGPT to summarize news stories from Politico and Business Insider.
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