The lawsuit, filed in December, accuses OpenAI and its main financial backer, Microsoft, of using millions of the Times' articles without permission to train chatbots. The case is part of a broader legal battle between tech companies and copyright owners over the use of copyrighted material in AI training. The courts have yet to determine whether AI training constitutes fair use under copyright law.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has requested a federal judge to dismiss parts of a copyright lawsuit filed by the New York Times, claiming the newspaper manipulated its AI systems to generate misleading evidence.
- The Times accused OpenAI and Microsoft of using millions of its articles without permission to train their chatbots, a claim that OpenAI denies.
- OpenAI argues that the Times cannot prevent AI models from acquiring knowledge about facts, likening it to another news organization re-reporting stories it didn't investigate.
- The case brings up the unresolved question of whether AI training qualifies as fair use under copyright law, a matter that courts have not yet addressed.