Big Name Authors Sue OpenAI Alleging AI Models Infringe on Copyrights

Novelist Douglas Preston is concerned after ChatGPT generated an original poem based on his characters, suggesting it had absorbed his works without permission.

Preston joined a proposed class action lawsuit accusing OpenAI of copyright infringement, along with other big name authors.

The lawsuit claims OpenAI copied authors' works without permission to train AI programs that now compete with them.

Other authors have filed similar lawsuits, while screenwriters and actors have gone on strike over AI concerns.

Possible solutions include attribution standards to compensate contributing authors and licensing agreements, though legal questions remain about copyright and fair use.