Microsoft is currently working to dismiss the copyright lawsuit from The New York Times, citing that the news outlet's claims are nothing more than "doomsday futurology."

In a court motion filed on Monday, the tech giant argued that The Times's concerns of the AI ruining its business as nothing more than "purely theoretical."

Microsoft further claimed that the media outlet's opposition "is no more an obstacle to the L.L.M. than it was to the VCR (or the player piano, copy machine, personal computer, internet or search engine)."

The company also reiterated earlier claims that the evidence of copyright infringement provided by The Times do not represent "how real-world people actually use the GPT-based tools at issue".

The New York Times Rebukes Microsoft's 'Excuse'

In response, one of The Times' lawyers called out Microsoft's motion "as an excuse for their and OpenAI's wrongdoing."

The media outlet highlighted that "the bottom line is that The Times looked for its stolen works and found them."

The New York Times filed a complaint against the two AI firms last December for unauthorized use of its licensed content to train ChatGPT.

Microsoft's latest move against the New York Times dropped days after OpenAI also sought to dismiss the lawsuit by claiming that the Times "hacked" its chatbot to acquire its evidence.

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Publishers, Authors Crack Down on AI Use of Their Licensed Works

While The Times' lawsuit marked the first time a big media company clashed against tech giants over AI development, several authors and smaller publications are also pushing the companies to be responsible in training their AI.

Whether The Times wins or loses its case, the lawsuit is expected to create a precedent on how the US judicial system will handle how AI falls under copyright laws.

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