**NEW YORK TIMES SUES AI GIANTS: CLAIMS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT**
The New York Times is taking legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their artificial intelligence tools are using the publisher’s content without permission. The Times claims that OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, was developed by using articles published by the newspaper.
The lawsuit comes after talks about a potential licensing deal fell through between The Times and OpenAI. The Times is also suing Microsoft, which is OpenAI’s biggest financial backer.
OpenAI has defended its actions by citing fair use doctrine, arguing that it’s okay to use copyrighted material without permission under certain circumstances, such as for research, teaching, criticism, or parody. However, The Times is not buying that, claiming that ChatGPT is stealing its audience and serving up portions of its news articles without payment or benefit to the paper.
Many other publishers have similar concerns and the lawsuit could have far-reaching implications for digital publishing. If the worst-case scenario comes to pass, a judge could order OpenAI to destroy the dataset that ChatGPT is built on, potentially crippling the chatbot’s functionality.
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