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Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement
The newspapers say ChatGPT and Copilot copied hundreds of thousands of articles and seek damages plus destruction of training data and models.
- On Friday, Microsoft and news organizations including The Seattle Times and Newsday filed dueling summary judgment motions before Manhattan Federal Judge Sidney Stein, asking him to resolve core copyright issues before trial.
- News organizations allege that Microsoft and OpenAI infringe on copyrights by ingesting their journalism to train large language models, arguing this "wholesale taking" threatens their business by competing directly with human-produced reporting.
- Microsoft argues its Copilot AI rarely reproduces copyrighted content, citing an analysis of 8.2 million conversations where only 24 responses contained matching passages, maintaining that training on human journalism constitutes "fair use."
- The Justice Department sided with the tech companies in a Tuesday filing, arguing that AI development is a matter of national interest and that restricting copyright use could stifle "scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility."
- Publishers seek court orders for the "impoundment and/or destruction" of AI models and training data sets, while also urging the court to unseal redacted motions regarding admissions by Microsoft executives in coming weeks.
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Why Is OpenAI Being Sued by Seattle Times and Newsday? | 📲 LatestLY
The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of using copyrighted news content without permission to train AI models. The publishers argue that AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot can divert traffic and revenue from original journalism. The lawsuit adds to growing copyright disputes between publishers and AI firms. 📲 Why Is OpenAI Being Sued by Seattle Times and Newsday?.
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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged use of reports in AI training. See the allegations and the answer.
·São Paulo, Brazil
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Total News Sources76
Leaning Left12Leaning Right6Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 35%
C 47%
R 18%
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