The New York Times (NYT) is suing Microsoft and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, for copyright infringement and misusing the newspaper's intellectual property.
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Billions in damages
NYT wants the companies to pay "billions of dollars" in damages for using millions of its articles without permission to train ChatGPT.
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AI causes revenue losses
.The AI tool generates exact copies of NYT content, causing subscription and ad revenue losses for NYT.
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Unsuccessful negotiations
The NYT tried to resolve its copyright concerns with Microsoft and OpenAI in April but was unsuccessful.
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OpenAI disappointed, Microsoft silent
OpenAI expressed disappointment, hoping to find a collaborative solution, while Microsoft has not commented yet.
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Growing concerns
The case highlights growing concerns among content creators and publishers about AI programs using their materials without permission.