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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
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They want the AI models built on their works destroyed.
Key facts
- This is similar to lawsuits filed by The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica against OpenAI
- The Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement
- The Seattle Times and Newsday also named Microsoft as a defendant in the suit, since Copilot is built on OpenAI’s technology
- They want the AI models built on their works destroyed
Summary
The Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The Seattle Times and Newsday also named Microsoft as a defendant in the suit, since Copilot is built on OpenAI’s technology. As part of the suit, The Seattle Times and Newsday are seeking the destruction of any copies of their works the companies are holding, as well as training datasets and AI models that incorporate them.