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New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and others sue OpenAI and Microsoft
The papers claim ChatGPT reproduces their work faithfully.
The publications, all owned by the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, claim that both OpenAI and Microsoft trained on their articles without compensation or permission. The complaint points to comments made by company executives, notably OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, that AI models cannot train without copyrighted material. At the same time, Microsoft invoked the VCR to claim AI models are merely tools, which could theoretically be used to infringe on copyright, but “are capable of substantial lawful use.”
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