USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI
The Verge
USA Today and its local newspapers are suing OpenAI for copying hundreds of thousands of articles to train AI models, seeking over $250 million in damages.Summary
USA Today Co. and several local newspapers it owns, including The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch, and The Oklahoman, are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging that it copied "hundreds of thousands" of articles to train its AI models without authorization. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, seeks damages of more than $250 million. The publisher claims that OpenAI's use of its content has caused "real and continuing" harm and that OpenAI's commercial success is built on "large-scale copyright infringement," asserting that OpenAI never requested permission. OpenAI has not yet responded to requests for comment.
(Source：The Verge)