They claim the tech companies used 'millions of articles' toThey claim the tech companies used 'millions of articles' to develop their artificial intelligenceThe New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging copyright infringement, claiming the tech companies used their articles to train chatbots that now threaten the jobs of journalist. The Times argued that OpenAI and Microsoft artificial intelligence programs use large-language models that were developed by copying their articles with a particular emphasis. The New York Times also said the artificial intelligence 'hallucinations' - a phenomenon that occurs when the chatbots generate false information and wrongly attribute it to a source - is potentially damaging to their reputation. 'Our ongoing conversations with the New York Times have been productive and moving forward constructively, so we are surprised and disappointed with this development. This is the first time a major American media organization has sued the creators of popular artificial intelligence and could carry major legal implications.

Source: The Times December 27, 2023 18:26 UTC