The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement due to the unauthorized use of published works for technical training Artificial Intelligence (AI)according to the media itself.
The lawsuit was filed Federal District Court in Manhattan (New York)Keep it that way Millions of New York Times articles have been used to train automated chatbots which now compete with the media as a source of information.
Although the lawsuit does not specify the amount of monetary damages, it states: “lThe defendants are to be awarded billions in legal damages and real-world issues surrounding the illegal copying and use of The Times' exceptionally valuable works«. Also requires companies to destroy all chatbot models and training data that use the newspaper's copyrighted material.
According to the New York Times, Microsoft has refused to talk about this case, while OpenAI has not commented on the matter at the moment. «The defendants seek to exploit the Times's enormous investment in its journalism“says the lawsuit that accuses the companies.”Leverage the newspaper's content without paying to create products that replace the Times and steal audiences«.
The newspaper sought “an amicable solution”
The lawsuit also details that it contacted Microsoft and OpenAI last April to raise and investigate concerns about the use of their intellectual property.an amicable solution', but the talks had no effect and no agreement was reached.
In addition to the claim to protect intellectual property, the demand is presents ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence systems as “potential competitors in the news business» Therefore, the newspaper expresses concern that readers will be satisfied with a response from a chatbot and refuse to visit its website, thereby reducing traffic that can translate into advertising and subscription revenue.
Microsoft already recognized that Your AI products may raise copyright issues. In September, the company announced that it would provide compensation to customers who use its AI tools for copyright complaints and cover associated legal costs.