Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

TL;DR

  • The Seattle Times and Newsday are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.
  • They allege that their journalism was used as training data for AI models without permission.
  • The publishers are also seeking the destruction of AI models and datasets that incorporate their works.
  • This follows similar lawsuits filed by other major news outlets and nearly 400 local newspapers.
  • The lawsuits claim that AI chatbots reduce the need for users to visit newspaper websites, leading to lost subscription revenue.