The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.
This lawsuit alleges that millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots created by OpenAI and Microsoft, including ChatGPT, and that these bots now compete with the newspaper as a source of information.
THE FIRST MEDIA ORGANIZATION TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANIES
The Times has become the first major American media organization to sue the companies behind ChatGPT and other popular artificial intelligence platforms over copyright issues related to its written works.
The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, alleges that millions of articles published by The Times were used to train automated chatbots that now compete with the news organization as a reliable source of information.
The lawsuit does not specify a specific monetary demand, but seeks “billions of dollars in legal and actual damages” and the destruction of chatbot models and training data that used The Times’ copyrighted materials.
HE ACCUSES US OF USING HIS CONTENT WITHOUT PAYING
The Times accuses the AI developer companies it is suing of using its content without payment to create newspaper replacements, potentially diverting audiences and revenue.
The lawsuit also underlines the potential damage to The Times’ brand due to false information produced by artificial intelligence and emphasizes the importance of protecting independent journalism.
