USA Today sues OpenAI over AI training copyright claims
USA Today Co. and several local newspapers it owns are suing OpenAI, alleging the company copied hundreds of thousands of articles to train its AI models and seeking damages of more than $250 million.
Publisher files copyright suit
USA Today Co. and several local newspapers it owns are suing OpenAI over claims that the company copied “hundreds of thousands” of articles to train its AI models. In a filing on Thursday, the publisher asked for damages of more than $250 million, alleging that the unauthorized use of its content has caused real and continuing harm to its outlets.
The lawsuit names The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch, The Oklahoman, and several other local outlets. It argues that OpenAI never asked for permission and instead took USA Today content to build products worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Latest in a series of cases
OpenAI’s commercial success rests on large-scale copyright infringement, according to the lawsuit. The case adds to a growing list of copyright lawsuits against OpenAI. The New York Times has filed a copyright lawsuit, and the company is also facing legal action from The Intercept, CNET owner Ziff Davis, CBC/Radio-Canada, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster, The Seattle Times, and a coalition of nearly 400 local newspapers.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.
Sources: The Verge Ai
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