New York Times filed a lawsuit on December 27th, 2023 against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging that their artificial intelligence systems, including ChatGPT and Copilot, infringed on the newspaper’s copyrights.
The lawsuit claims that Microsoft and OpenAI used millions of New York Times articles without permission to train their AI language models. These models can then recite Times content verbatim, closely summarize articles, and mimic the writing style, which the Times argues threatens its business.
New York Times states that the ability of ChatGPT and Copilot to generate content based on Times articles directly competes with the company’s journalism. The lawsuit also asserts that this practice has been extremely profitable for Microsoft and OpenAI, with Microsoft’s valuation rising over $1 trillion and OpenAI reaching a $90 billion valuation.
However, the New York Times argues that Microsoft and OpenAI have failed to properly compensate it for using its content. The company is seeking billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages from the two tech giants. The lawsuit comes after negotiations broke down between the parties over establishing fair terms for Microsoft and OpenAI to utilize New York Times content.
This high-profile legal battle has major implications for copyright rules around artificial intelligence systems. The outcome of the case could impact how tech companies leverage media content for training AI models. It also raises questions about the threat such systems pose to digital publishers.
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