Newspapers are pushing back against OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly using their stories without permission to train AI.
New York: So, here’s the scoop. The New York Daily News and The New York Times are in a bit of a tussle with OpenAI and Microsoft. They’re asking a judge to toss out the tech giants’ attempts to dismiss their lawsuits. The newspapers claim these companies have been swiping their stories to train AI tools like ChatGPT without asking for permission or giving credit.
Basically, they’re saying that OpenAI and Microsoft have taken millions of their copyrighted articles to boost their AI products, which are super popular right now. The tech companies admit they use copyrighted stuff but argue it’s fair use. They say their AI is a great tool for everyone.
Now, the fair use doctrine allows some use of copyrighted material without permission, but it has to be for educational purposes and shouldn’t hurt the original market. During a recent court hearing, the judge didn’t dismiss the main copyright claims, which means the case can keep rolling.
The tech companies argue that the newspapers didn’t provide enough proof of infringement and that they filed their lawsuits too late. But the lawyers for the newspapers say they’ve got experts who found tons of their content hidden in ChatGPT. They believe the tech companies tried to hide their tracks.
These lawsuits are serious because they claim that the AI models are hurting the newspapers’ subscription models and could even damage reporters’ reputations by misquoting them. The Daily News and its sister papers filed this lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, and they’re looking for damages and a stop to the alleged copyright violations.
OpenAI’s lawyers say that any mistakes in the AI’s output are rare and unintentional. They argue that the AI learns from a massive amount of data but doesn’t aim to copy it verbatim. The judge is still mulling over the motions and hasn’t made a decision yet, saying he needs time to think it over.
It’s a big deal, and everyone’s waiting to see how this plays out. The tech world and the news industry are both watching closely.
