Judge Allows NYT Copyright Suit Against OpenAI's ChatGPT to Proceed
Summary
In a closely watched case, a judge ruled that The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI's ChatGPT can proceed, allowing claims that the AI model was trained on copyrighted works, but dismissing some other claims.
Key Points
- Judge denied OpenAI's motion to dismiss The New York Times' copyright claims, ruling that OpenAI failed to prove NYT knew ChatGPT would infringe copyrights in 2020.
- Judge allowed NYT's claim that OpenAI contributes to users' infringement by training ChatGPT on copyrighted works to proceed.
- Judge dismissed some of NYT's claims, including 'free-riding' on 'hot news' items and removal of copyright management information.