The lawsuit could also compel OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and restart its language model training, which would significantly impact the company's progress on the model. This isn't the first time OpenAI has faced legal issues, with authors like Sarah Silverman previously suing the company over similar concerns. The situation could lead to other companies seeking to protect their work, or potentially result in licensing agreements between OpenAI and content creators.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, may be forced to wipe its chatbot and start over due to a potential lawsuit for using copyrighted material to train its AI models without permission.
- The lawsuit could see OpenAI fined up to $150,000 for each piece of copyrighted material used.
- The New York Times is reportedly considering suing OpenAI after updating its terms of service to prohibit AI from scraping its articles and images to train language models.
- This situation could lead to other companies and websites trying to make similar moves to protect their work, or potentially lead to licensing agreements where OpenAI would pay for access to copyrighted content.