OpenAI is also facing another lawsuit from high-profile authors including George R. R. Martin, Jonathan Franzen, David Baldacci, and John Grisham. The outcome of these cases is uncertain, but the authors remain confident in their claims. They argue that they don't need to prove that ChatGPT is directly copying their work for it to be considered infringement.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI is facing two high-profile lawsuits from authors who claim the AI startup used their writing to train its language models without compensation, violating copyright laws.
- The plaintiffs argue that OpenAI is creating "derivative works" from their material and they don't need to prove that the AI is directly copying their writing to constitute an infringement.
- The authors also accuse OpenAI of intending to rewrite US copyright law in its favor.
- High-profile authors involved in the lawsuits include Sarah Silverman, George R. R. Martin, Jonathan Franzen, David Baldacci, and John Grisham.