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The American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) went to court with charges against Microsoft and OpenAI. The subject of the dispute was the use of newspaper articles for training artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT models, without permission.
The lawsuit alleges that the companies violated copyright by using the publication's content to teach large language models (LLMs). This is the first time that a major American media outlet has taken legal action over the use of its materials for such purposes.
The claims also relate to other Microsoft products, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing Chat. The newspaper claims that these services show content that reproduces or is similar to the work of the Times.
The essence of the lawsuit is that "millions" of New York Times articles were used without permission to create and debug neural networks. These models, according to the plaintiff, are able to repeat the content of the newspaper at the user's request.
The New York Times provides examples that demonstrate the use of its content in ChatGPT training. Special attention is paid to bypassing paid access to content using OpenAI technologies.
The newspaper, which has been using paid access for more than 10 years and monetizes its activities in this way, has more than 10 million subscribers and plans to increase their number to 15 million by 2027. It also attracts between 50 and 100 million users a week, providing limited free access to its content.
The New York Times highlights the reliance on copyright to protect its content and the need for licensing for commercial use. At the same time, the newspaper allows search engines to index its content, expecting that this will direct users to the publication's website.
The New York Times says it has never allowed its content to be used for generative AI purposes, including Microsoft and OpenAI. Appeals to these companies with a request to resolve the situation peacefully, according to the newspaper, were not crowned with success.
In light of these circumstances, the newspaper demands compensation for damages and destruction of all models and training sets that include the Times work.
This lawsuit follows the recent announcement of a collaboration between German publication Axel Springer and OpenAI to provide content summaries for OpenAI products, including ChatGPT, with attribution and links to full articles. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but the Financial Times mentions an "eight-figure sum".
The American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) went to court with charges against Microsoft and OpenAI. The subject of the dispute was the use of newspaper articles for training artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT models, without permission.
The lawsuit alleges that the companies violated copyright by using the publication's content to teach large language models (LLMs). This is the first time that a major American media outlet has taken legal action over the use of its materials for such purposes.
The claims also relate to other Microsoft products, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing Chat. The newspaper claims that these services show content that reproduces or is similar to the work of the Times.
The essence of the lawsuit is that "millions" of New York Times articles were used without permission to create and debug neural networks. These models, according to the plaintiff, are able to repeat the content of the newspaper at the user's request.
The New York Times provides examples that demonstrate the use of its content in ChatGPT training. Special attention is paid to bypassing paid access to content using OpenAI technologies.
The newspaper, which has been using paid access for more than 10 years and monetizes its activities in this way, has more than 10 million subscribers and plans to increase their number to 15 million by 2027. It also attracts between 50 and 100 million users a week, providing limited free access to its content.
The New York Times highlights the reliance on copyright to protect its content and the need for licensing for commercial use. At the same time, the newspaper allows search engines to index its content, expecting that this will direct users to the publication's website.
The New York Times says it has never allowed its content to be used for generative AI purposes, including Microsoft and OpenAI. Appeals to these companies with a request to resolve the situation peacefully, according to the newspaper, were not crowned with success.
In light of these circumstances, the newspaper demands compensation for damages and destruction of all models and training sets that include the Times work.
This lawsuit follows the recent announcement of a collaboration between German publication Axel Springer and OpenAI to provide content summaries for OpenAI products, including ChatGPT, with attribution and links to full articles. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but the Financial Times mentions an "eight-figure sum".
