New York Times Accuses OpenAI of Stealing News Content - SNRT News
The New York Times, in a court filing, accused OpenAI of using millions of its articles without permission to train AI models, calling it a staggering theft. A Microsoft scientist quoted in the filing described it as possibly the largest theft of human effort, though Microsoft said it was a personal view. The Times and other publishers are suing for copyright infringement, while the US Justice Department has backed OpenAI and Microsoft, citing scientific progress and national security.
- Language it was published in
- ar
- Date it happened
- 2023-01-01
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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