A American newspaper group among which stands out the Chicago Tribune They sued Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement. Following in the footsteps of New York Timesnewspapers filed a complaint against Big Tech for using articles and protected content to train their artificial intelligence models.
According to Axiosthe group made up of New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Orlando Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, South Florida Sun Sentinel and Orange County Register filed a lawsuit in the Southern District Court of New York for copyright infringement. The newspapers claim that OpenAI and Microsoft stole millions of copyrighted items without permission or payment.
“Microsoft and OpenAI simply took the work product of reporters, journalists, editorial writers, editors and others who contribute to local newspapers,” mention the demand. “All without regard to the efforts, much less the legal rights, of those who create and publish the news that local communities depend on.”
The newspaper group, owned by investment firm Alden Global Capital, adds that OpenAI and Microsoft undermine its core business by streaming its content without paying a cent. The lawsuit cites some examples in which ChatGPT has reproduced the stolen texts word for wordand even fake content generated by artificial intelligence.
“As if plagiarizing the editors’ work were not enough, Defendants’ products are often subject to “hallucinations” in which those products defame the editors’ credibility by falsely attributing inaccurate reports to the editors’ newspapers,” they point out.
The plaintiffs demand that Microsoft and OpenAI pay financial compensation for illegally using journalistic content in their AI models.
Microsoft and OpenAI, in crossfire because of artificial intelligence
The lawsuit from the Chicago Tribune and other American newspapers adds to a host of legal proceedings facing OpenAI because of its artificial intelligence. A few months ago, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI for infringing its copyright, becoming the first copyright lawsuit brought by a mass media.
He NYT states that the technological illegally mined articles to train models of artificial intelligence. The lawsuit also indicates an impact to the newspaper’s core business, since ChatGPT is becoming a competitor by stealing audiences from traditional media.
The lawsuits against OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies coincide on one point. The companies stole proprietary material to train their language models without asking for permission or paying for it. He NYT and other newspapers also accuse OpenAI of pull exclusive articles for subscribers (paywall) and profit from them.
Unlike the Times and other publications like F.T., Axel Springer either APthe subsidiaries of Alden Global Capital they did not try to negotiate with OpenAI or Microsoft. Close sources affirm that other newspapers of the investment group could join the lawsuit later.
The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for the theft of material and damage to credibility. In specific cases (such as the NYT), OpenAI required to destroy ChatGPT training data sets that include your intellectual property.
