The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement -Gudstory

the new York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, claiming that both companies created their AI models by “copying and using” the publication’s articles and are now “directly competing” with its content as a result.

As stated in the lawsuit, Times OpenAI and Microsoft’s large language models (LLM), which power ChatGPIT and Copilot, are alleged to “generate output that recites Times content verbatim, closely summarizes it, and is consistent with its expressive style.” Copies.” This is “weakening”[s] and damage[s]”The Times‘ relationship with readers, the outlet alleges, while it is also deprived of “subscription, licensing, advertising and affiliate revenues.”

The complaint also argues that these AI models “endanger high-quality journalism” by harming news outlets’ ability to protect and monetize content. The lawsuit says, “Through Microsoft’s Bing Chat (recently rebranded as “Copilot”) and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the defendants use it to create substitute products without permission or payment for The Times’ journalism. Want to take advantage of large-scale investment in India.”

Meanwhile, the trained AI model was released TimesThe lawsuit says the content has proven “highly attractive” to both Microsoft and OpenAI. The publication claims it has attempted to negotiate with both companies for months to “ensure we receive fair pricing for the use of our content”, but failed to reach a solution. Neither OpenAI nor Microsoft immediately responded the vergeRequest for comment.

The publication is suing both companies for copyright infringement and asks for them to be held liable for “billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages” for allegedly copying its works. It is asking the court to stop OpenAI and Microsoft from using its content to train their AI models as well as remove it Times‘Work from datasets of companies.

the new York Times One of several news outlets that have blocked OpenAI’s web crawler in recent months, preventing the AI ​​company from continuing to publish content from its website and use data to train AI models . BBC, CNN, and reuters Steps have also been taken to block OpenAI’s web crawler. However, other publications are embracing AI — or, at least, the payoff that comes with it. Axel Springer, owned by politico And business Insiderreached an agreement with OpenAI earlier this month that allows ChatGPT to pull information directly from both sources, while associated Press OpenAI is getting permission to train its models on its news stories for the next two years.