Microsoft Confession: AI's 'Doom Loop' Threatens Journalism, Legal Filings Reveal
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, alleging that large language models were trained on its articles without permission and enable users to bypass paywalls. This legal battle highlights concerns about the sustainability of journalism amidst AI content creation.Uche Emeka • Latest Tech News • 13 hours ago • 1 minute read •
Key Points
• The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement by their AI models.
• The lawsuit claims AI models like ChatGPT were trained extensively on NYT articles without permission or payment.
• The New York Times also contends that these AI platforms allow users to bypass its paywalls.
The New York Times has been engaged in a substantial legal dispute with OpenAI and Microsoft for nearly three years, asserting that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have infringed upon the newspaper's copyright through multiple avenues. The core of the argument posits that these AI models were extensively trained on millions of New York Times articles, spanning decades of journalistic output, without the companies bothering to either pay for or license this copyrighted material. This alleged unauthorized training forms a significant part of the legal complaint.
Furthermore, the lawsuit contends that these AI platforms offer functionality that allows users to circumvent paywalls, providing them with
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