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OpenAI hit with billion-dollar lawsuit from Canadian publishers over claims it misused their articles
The latest case against OpenAI accusing it of using content without permission, attribution, or payment was filed in Ontario's superior court of justice on Friday.
OpenAI being sued over using copyrighted material for its LLM training is far from new, and this latest case is another in which a huge amount of money is being demanded from the AI firm. Several Canadian news and media companies have joined forces to sue Sam Altman's firm for using their articles without permission, and they're asking for C$20,000 ($14,239) per infringement – meaning a loss could cost OpenAI billions. "We collaborate closely with news publishers, including in the display, attribution and links to their content in ChatGPT search, and offer them easy ways to opt out should they so desire," an OpenAI spokesperson said.
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