OpenAI Battles Copyright Infringement Lawsuits

AI company negotiates content deals amidst claims of using copyrighted material without permission.

OpenAI, valued at around $100 billion, is facing a series of lawsuits from media outlets and individuals, including The New York Times, John Grisham, and George R.R. Martin, over alleged copyright violations.
OpenAI's AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, are accused of using copyrighted material without proper credit or compensation, a practice experts warn could devastate the traditional media business.
CEO Sam Altman, who recently returned to the company after a dismissal, has been negotiating with media outlets to pay for access to content for training the company's chatbots. OpenAI has already secured deals with Axel Springer and the Associated Press.
The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeks to hold them responsible for 'billions of dollars' in damages for the alleged unlawful copying and use of the newspaper's content.
OpenAI has defended itself, stating that the lawsuit is 'without merit' and that the instances of verbatim copying are due to a 'rare bug' they are working to eliminate.