Allegations have been made against OpenAI and Microsoft for unauthorized use of articles in their AI products
AFP
A legal battle has been initiated by a group of U.S. newspapers against Microsoft and OpenAI, accusing them of utilizing articles without permission in generative artificial intelligence products, leading to the dissemination of inaccurate information.
The lawsuit, brought forth by eight newspapers including the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune, focuses on the utilization of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot assistant in various Microsoft products like Windows and Bing.
The remaining newspapers involved in the lawsuit are The Orlando Sentinel, the Sun Sentinel, The Mercury News, The Denver Post, The Orange County Register, and the Pioneer Press, all owned by Alden Global Capital’s MediaNews Group.
The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges that ChatGPT and Copilot have unlawfully used copyrighted articles from the publishers without consent or compensation.
OpenAI is accused of training its large language models, GPT-2 and GPT-3, using text from these newspapers, while Microsoft is said to incorporate this information into Bing search results, affecting Copilot’s responses without providing links to the original articles.
This legal action follows a similar challenge by The New York Times against OpenAI for copyright infringement related to ChatGPT.
OpenAI has been working with media companies like Axel Springer and the Financial Times to enhance its AI models, while Google has also partnered with Reddit for training AI models.
An OpenAI spokesperson acknowledged the concerns raised by Alden Global Capital and emphasized the company’s commitment to supporting news organizations through constructive partnerships and discussions.
AI tools like ChatGPT have the potential to improve the news consumption experience and strengthen the connection between publishers and readers.
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2024-05-03 17:51:02
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