The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in December, accusing them of training their AI models on its content and reproducing its stories verbatim, thereby depriving the publication of revenue and damaging its relationship with readers. OpenAI is seeking to partially dismiss the direct copyright infringement count and other allegations, including contributing to the infringement, failing to remove infringing information, and creating unfair competition by misappropriation. The lawsuit also includes counts of trademark dilution and a vicarious copyright infringement claim.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has filed a motion to dismiss several claims in a copyright infringement lawsuit by The New York Times, arguing that the outlet used deceptive prompts to get its ChatGPT to reproduce the outlet's content.
- The Times' lead counsel, Ian Crosby, refutes this, stating that the outlet was using OpenAI's products to find evidence of copyright infringement.
- The Times' lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft trained their AI models on its content, which could reproduce the stories verbatim, leading to loss of revenue and compromising its relationship with readers.
- OpenAI is also facing other lawsuits, and these cases could potentially disrupt or even destroy the emerging AI industry.