The New York Times and OpenAI might see each other in court as the publication seeks to gain more protection on its intellectual property rights.
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The New York Times and OpenAI Negotiation
According to NPR's sources, The New York Times and OpenAI have been under negotiation over the past weeks. The newspaper company is asking for licensing deal that would require OpenAI to pay the publication for using its stories for the development of AI tools. However, it seems that the AI company is not willing to back down just yet.
While it is not yet publicly confirmed by The New York Times and OpenAI, the possibility of legal battle between the two is going to be the biggest battle over copyright protection since AI boomed. The New York Times is reported to be deeply concerned on how ChatGPT is becoming a direct competitor while using the publication's original reporting and write-ups.
If OpenAI is found to be guilty of using the publication's articles to build ChatGPT, the federal law will force the company to destroy all the infringed article. In addition, OpenAI will have to build a new dataset for ChatGPT using authorized works only.
Petition for AI Training Data Rules
Recently, ten media organizations penned a petition stating the need to create new and specific rules for training AI. These new rules aim to tighten the copyright of published materials.
While other tech companies have been making efforts to label their AI-generated content, several people still find it lackluster. Other publications have already sued other AI companies such as Getty Images who sued Stability AI for allegedly using millions of photos to train its AI model.
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