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nyt claims microsoft openai stole news for ai training
nyt alleges microsoft and openai used millions of news articles without permission in ai training
In brief
nyt alleges microsoft and openai used millions of news articles without permission in ai training openai and microsoft face lawsuit over alleged copyright theft of news articles for ai models Originally reported by Malay Mail.
nyt lawsuit
the new york times sued openai and microsoft for allegedly stealing copyrighted news articles to train ai models
“openai committed an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions”
news articles used
openai scraped over 10 million articles, nearly a third from the new york times alone
microsoft response
microsoft called the new york times director of applied science's comments 'one employee's individual perspective'
fair use defense
openai and microsoft claim their use of news content is transformative and falls under fair use laws
us justice support
the us department of justice filed a brief supporting openai and microsoft for scientific progress and national security
lawsuit details
the lawsuit seeks damages for each stolen article, though total penalties remain unclear
The takeaway
openai and microsoft face lawsuit over alleged copyright theft of news articles for ai models
