The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of the publication's content for AI training

Media giant The New York Times has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court in Manhattan against OpenAI and Microsoft over the unauthorised use of the publication's materials, including millions of published articles, to train chatbots and other artificial intelligence systems.

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The lawsuit claims billions of dollars in damages and seeks compensation. In addition, The New York Times calls on the defendants to destroy the AI models trained on the publication's materials.

According to the plaintiffs, technology companies thus create competitors to The New York Times through the use of its content. This results in the loss of traffic, advertising revenue and subscribers.

Prior to filing the lawsuit, The New York Times tried to negotiate a commercial agreement and technical restrictions on the use of its content with OpenAI and Microsoft. However, the parties never reached an agreement.

OpenAI and Microsoft have not yet commented on the lawsuit.

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Source: The New York Times