The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft for using news articles to train AI systems. The complaints point out that the rapid development of generative AI could cause irreparable damage to the media industry. The plaintiffs likened AI systems to a snake eating its own tail, arguing that generative AI has the potential to eliminate content-creating organizations themselves. They claim that while products such as ChatGPT and Copilot are marketed as content creation tools, they actually consume human-created material and provide copies or derivative imitations to the world. Microsoft expressed surprise at the lawsuits but mentioned that it is prepared to engage in discussions to resolve the dispute.
Source: シアトル・タイムズとニューズデイがOpenAIとマイクロソフトを提訴、記事のAI学習利用を問題視 - Межа. Новини України. (Google News: OpenAI)