OpenAI and Microsoft face billions in damages over AI copyright claims
media companies including the new york times sue openai and microsoft for alleged copyright infringement in ai training, citing internal messages that question fair use defense.
the new york times, daily news group, ziff davis, center for investigative reporting, and the intercept have filed a joint summary judgment brief in us district court, seeking billions in damages from openai and microsoft. the plaintiffs cite internal emails, slack messages, and sworn testimony that question the fair use defense in ai training. microsoft's director of applied science, brent hecht, called the practice 'an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions.' the us copyright office also concluded that fair use cannot apply broadly in ai data copying.