The lawsuits are part of a growing trend of legal actions against the use of generative AI methods, which scrape content from the web and other sources without permission. The outcomes of these cases will be critical in establishing ethical AI practices and defining what constitutes “fair” use of content. The article also highlights Apple's approach of discussing partnerships and revenue sharing models with US Media giants for AI training needs as a more ethical alternative.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for billions, accusing them of training their generative AI models with millions of copyright newspaper articles without permission.
- OpenAI has faced other lawsuits, including one from the Author’s Guild and prominent U.S. authors alleging the company had pirated hundreds of books online without permission or compensation.
- Apple has taken an ethical approach by discussing upfront with the US Media giants their interest in partnering on AI generative AI training needs and finding new revenue sharing models.
- Microsoft has invested more than $10 billion in OpenAI, which is currently valued at $100B, and Microsoft’s market cap is over over $2.3 trillion.