Overview

• U.S. Judge Ona Wang approved a joint proposal that ends OpenAI’s blanket requirement to retain deleted and temporary ChatGPT chats.
• Chats already preserved under the prior order remain available to news organizations, which are searching them for alleged copyright violations and false attributions.
• OpenAI will continue targeted monitoring by saving deleted and temporary chats from accounts tied to domains identified by the plaintiffs, with additional domains potentially added.
• Co-defendant Microsoft is seeking to exclude its Copilot product from the litigation, narrowing its exposure in the case.
• Industry insurers’ limits on coverage for AI products are reported to be increasing pressure on OpenAI to consider settlement.