Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Copyright Infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their journalism was used without permission to train artificial intelligence models. The publishers claim the AI systems often reproduce content from their reporting in response to user queries. This case mirrors similar lawsuits by other media outlets like The New York Times and Encyclopedia Britannica. The suit also names Microsoft as a defendant due to its partnership with OpenAI on Copilot, an AI tool integrated into various products. Over 400 local newspapers have previously sued the companies for allegedly reducing website traffic and subscription revenue through chatbot technologies that provide direct answers without requiring users to visit news sites. The Seattle Times and Newsday are seeking the destruction of any copies or models containing their content, as well as compensation.
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