The New York Times Takes Legal Action Against Microsoft and OpenAI
The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against technology giants Microsoft and OpenAI, creators of the widely-used Copilot and ChatGPT. The news organization alleges that both companies utilized its content without permission or compensation to train their generative AI tools. Despite objections from The Times, Microsoft and OpenAI reportedly continued this practice, justifying it as “fair use.” The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, asserts that Microsoft and OpenAI built their generative AI tools by “copying and using millions of The Times’s copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations,…