OpenAI and Microsoft are being sued by the Center for Investigative Reporting for allegedly using the organization's content to train AI models of the company.
The nonprofit organization claimed that the AI company had violated copyright laws and offered no compensation despite using their content for commercial use.
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Center for Investigative Reporting Strikes OpenAI With Copyright Violation
The suit was filed in a New York federal court with CEO Monika Baurelein stating that OpenAI's policies are "immensely dangerous." The organization also described the AI giant as a business "built on the exploitation of copyrighted works."
Bauerlein detailed that the usage of their content to train AI tools can have a significant effect on the consumer's relationship with the publication. The entire organization's existence as an independent newsroom will also be cut as AI models attempt to replicate their content.
"When people can no longer develop that relationship with our work when they no longer encounter Mother Jones or Reveal, then their relationship is with the AI tool," she added.
OpenAI and Microsoft are also dealing with copyright lawsuits from The New York Times, other media outlets, and popular authors like George R.R. Martin, Josh Grisham, and Jodi Picoult.
OpenAI Welcomes Partnerships With Media Organizations
Some news organizations have inked a partnership with OpenAI instead of filing a copyright lawsuit. The inked deals will legally allow the company to use its content to train AI models in return for compensation.
OpenAI and Time recently announced its multi-year content deal, granting the AI company to access the current and archive articles from the 100-year history of Time. Content from Time will soon be acknowledged and included in ChatGPT models.
Other publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and more have signed a content deal to officially help OpenAI improve its products and train its AI models.
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