New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft in Copyright Clash Over AI Training: Report

The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against Artificial Intelligence (AI) giants OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement in relation to the unauthorised use of its published content. The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, marks an ongoing battle over the improper utilisation of content for training artificial intelligence models, according to The New York Times (NYTimes) report.

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Billions at Stake

The New York Times has become the first major American media organisation to take legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright violations linked to the utilisation of its written works.

While not specifying a monetary demand, the lawsuit asserts that the defendants should be held accountable for “billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages” for the “unlawful copying and use” of The Times’ valuable works.

Call for Destruction of AI Models

The legal complaint calls for the companies to destroy any chatbot models and training data utilising copyrighted material from The Times, aiming to halt further unauthorised use.

Despite attempts to address concerns through negotiations in April, The Times claims that talks with Microsoft and OpenAI did not result in a resolution, prompting the legal action.

“Defendants seek to free-ride on The Times’s massive investment in its journalism,” the complaint says, accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of “using The Times’s content without payment to create products that substitute for The Times and steal audiences away from it,” said NYTimes.