The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging that millions of Times articles were used without permission to train AI chatbots that now compete with the newspaper as a source of information.
In December 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Manhattan against OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The lawsuit alleges that millions of Times articles were used without authorization to train AI chatbots including ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing Chat. The Times claims these AI systems now compete directly with the newspaper as information sources and can reproduce near-verbatim excerpts from Times articles that would otherwise require paid subscriptions. The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in damages and demands destruction of AI models trained on Times content. The suit followed failed negotiations that began in April 2023 to reach an amicable resolution. The Times provided specific examples where Microsoft's Browse With Bing feature reproduced Wirecutter content almost verbatim without attribution or referral links, potentially causing revenue loss. The lawsuit also highlighted AI 'hallucinations' where incorrect information was falsely attributed to The Times. This case represents the first major American media organization to sue over AI training data copyright issues, joining other creative professionals including authors and artists who have filed similar lawsuits against AI companies.
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