OpenAI and Microsoft Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Copyright Infringement

Non-fiction authors Nicholas A. Basbanes and Nicholas Gage accuse the tech giants of using their copyrighted works without permission to train AI models.

• Non-fiction authors Nicholas A. Basbanes and Nicholas Gage have filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using their copyrighted works to train OpenAI's large language models without permission.
• The lawsuit follows similar actions by other authors and The New York Times, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft have infringed on their copyrights.
• The authors are seeking up to $150,000 per infringed work in damages, as well as a permanent injunction to prevent further alleged infringements.
• The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft could have explored alternative financing options, such as profit sharing, but chose to 'steal' instead.
• The lawsuit estimates that the class of affected authors could number in the tens of thousands.

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