OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Artificial intelligence companies scrape information available online, including articles published by media organisations, to train generative AI chatbots. In the complaint, the Times said Microsoft and OpenAI “seek to free-tide on The Times’s massive investments in its journalism” by using it to build products without payment or permission. In July, OpenAI and The Associated Press announced a deal for the artificial intelligence company to license AP’s archive of news stories. However, The New York Times said it has never given permission to anyone to use its content for generative AI purposes.

Source: The Times December 27, 2023 15:26 UTC