Inside the NYT-OpenAI Legal Skirmish: The Proof Is in the Prompting—Or Is It?

The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is said to be AI's 'Napster Moment.' But observers are torn about the case's legal merits, citing differing views around how exactly LLMs are trained.

January 05, 2024 at 03:47 PM

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Artificial Intelligence

Isha Marathe
Legal Tech Reporter

The New York Times sued the poster child of AI startups, OpenAI, and its partner Microsoft for copyright infringement last week. While it is not the first content creator to do so, the NYT lawsuit has captured much attention for being the most unique, and by some observers' estimation, the strongest copyright action against OpenAI yet.