New York Times Sues AI Firms Over Copyright Concerns from Generative AI Models Using Times Articles
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The New York Times is suing AI firms OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement over ChatGPT and similar systems training on Times articles without permission.
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OpenAI will likely argue fair use, but the Times alleges the AI outputs are substantially similar to specific articles.
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If fair use fails, the Times can demand profits and "guardrails" on how its content is used.
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Current AI systems mostly recreate existing styles rather than develop wholly new ones indicating a lack of true creativity.
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Generative AI threatens to flood the world with misinformation by "hallucinating" fake news stories, infringing IP rights, and failing to develop better styles.