Fresh Copyright Battle Targets ChatGPT and Copilot Training Practices
What Happened
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies used their journalism, including paywalled content, without permission to train AI systems such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Bing AI. The newspapers claim the AI tools can reproduce or closely paraphrase their reporting, potentially reducing website traffic and subscriptions.
Key Takeaways
The lawsuit adds to the growing legal battle between publishers and AI companies over the use of copyrighted content for AI training. The newspapers are seeking damages and court orders requiring the destruction of datasets or AI models that allegedly contain their content, while OpenAI and Microsoft maintain their practices are protected by fair-use principles.