In addition, a group of famous fiction writers, including John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, Michael Connelly, and Jodi Picoult, have filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that their technology infringes on their works. Another group of writers, including Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon and Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, have filed a similar lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of using their works to train its LLaMA AI platform without their consent.
Key takeaways:
- The New York Times has sued Open AI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming that the platform uses the publication's content to feed automated chatbots without permission or payment.
- This is the first time a major media organization has sued an AI platform, but there are other pending cases from IP owners including Sarah Silverman, John Grisham, and Getty Images.
- Several famous fiction writers, including John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, Michael Connelly, and Jodi Picoult, have filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI for infringing on their works.
- Another group of writers, including Michael Chabon and David Henry Hwang, have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta for using their works to train its LLaMA AI platform without their consent.