Posted 12/27/2023, 1:46:35 PM
New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft Over Use of Articles to Train AI Models Without Permission
- The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement over using its articles to train AI chatbots
- The lawsuit contends millions of Times articles were used without permission to train chatbots like ChatGPT
- The Times is seeking billions in damages and wants models/data trained on its articles destroyed
- This lawsuit could test emerging legal issues around using copyrighted content to train generative AI
- The Times has built a successful online business model but many outlets struggle, so implications are big