The lawsuit also implicates Microsoft, with the NYT claiming their businesses are deeply intertwined. The newspaper accuses the defendants of using Microsoft’s Bing search index to generate responses containing verbatim excerpts and detailed summaries of Times articles. The NYT is seeking damages and the destruction of all AI models and training sets incorporating its work. This lawsuit marks the first time a major US media organisation has sued OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times (NYT) has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement by using millions of NYT copyrighted articles to train automated chatbots.
- OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit, stating it is "without merit" and that the company's use of publicly available internet materials for AI training is "fair use".
- The NYT is seeking statutory damages, compensatory damages, restitution and disgorgement, and the destruction of all AI models and training sets that incorporate the NYT’s work.
- The NYT joins a growing number of writers and performers, including Sarah Silverman, John Grisham and David Baldacci, who accuse OpenAI of infringing their copyright through the training of chatbots.