New York Times Revises Copyright Suit Against OpenAI, Microsoft as 40-Plus AI Cases Spread
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
New York Times Revises Copyright Suit Against OpenAI, Microsoft as 40-Plus AI Cases Spread
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
A federal court filing on Thursday shows The New York Times amended its 2023 lawsuit, revising one claim against Microsoft and dropping a secondary infringement claim against OpenAI.
The revised complaint now says Microsoft actively encouraged OpenAI to train AI systems on Times articles and provided services that helped that training, while the paper said it was narrowing the case to its strongest arguments.
The Times still alleges OpenAI and Microsoft infringed its copyrights by using millions of its articles to build tools including ChatGPT, and cited chatbot outputs that reproduced near-verbatim excerpts otherwise behind its paywall.
More than 40 copyright suits now target AI companies nationwide, underscoring a widening legal fight over whether training models on copyrighted material without payment is lawful.
Could The Times' lawsuit force OpenAI to erase ChatGPT's core model and start over?
Is training AI on news transformative fair use or the largest copyright theft in history?
With billion-dollar settlements looming, is the AI industry heading for its own financial crisis?
Copyright on Trial: How The New York Times’ Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Could Reshape AI and News Worldwide
Overview
The New York Times has filed a major lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming they scraped and used millions of NYT articles without permission to train AI models like ChatGPT. These AI systems can now reproduce and summarize NYT content for users, bypassing the original publisher and raising concerns about copyright infringement. The core legal issue is whether AI companies can use copyrighted content for training without explicit permission or fair compensation. The outcome of this case could force AI companies to change how they collect and use data, with big implications for journalism and the future of AI.