“US Newspapers Declares AI War: Microsoft and OpenAI Face Major Lawsuit”
The digital news-scape took an unexpected turn today as eight high profile US newspapers, under the conglomerate umbrella of Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group, launched a federal lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI. The lawsuit alleges mass copyright infringement, accusing the tech giants of using their articles without permission to train their GenAI (Generative AI) models.
These particular models have been commercialized through Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT, a technology requiring substantial data to learn and generate chatbot responses. Publishers contend this use of content for AI training constitutes unauthorized duplication of their work, violating terms of consent and financial remuneration.
The lawsuit alleges that Microsoft-backed OpenAI uses newspaper articles to develop its GPT-2 and GPT-3 LLMs (Large Language Models), with GPT-4 accused of generating near-exact copies of publisher works. It is also claimed that Microsoft lifts information directly from newspapers for its Bing search index, using the derivative content to feed responses to its Copilot chatbot without linking to the original source.
The publishers also decry the AI-generated ‘hallucinations', which attribute false information to the newspapers, damaging credibility and propagating harmful misinformation. Despite these accusations, OpenAI ensures its commitment to support news organizations and to maintain an open dialogue for concerns and solutions.
As this landmark technology lawsuit unfolds, the longevity of AI's relationship with news publishers hangs in the balance. How will this shift the digital news landscape? Only time will tell.
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