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The New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Copyright Infringement

The lawsuit alleges the companies' AI technologies are using the Times' content without permission or payment, creating competitive products and causing potential billions in damages.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks as OpenAI's Sam Altman looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023, in San Francisco.
The New York Times building in Manhattan. The newspaper accused OpenAI and Microsoft of “unlawful copying and use of The Times’s uniquely valuable works.” (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser)

Overview

  • The New York Times (NYT) has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement due to the use of its articles to train AI chatbots.
  • The lawsuit claims that the companies' AI technologies, including OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing Chat, are using the Times' content without permission or payment to create products that compete with it.
  • The lawsuit does not specify a monetary demand but suggests that the defendants should be held responsible for billions of dollars in damages.
  • The lawsuit also requests the destruction of any AI models or training sets that incorporate the Times' work.
  • This lawsuit follows unsuccessful negotiations between the Times, Microsoft, and OpenAI to reach a resolution on the use of the Times' intellectual property.