OpenAI and Microsoft are facing another lawsuit that alleges the unauthorized use of non-fiction authors’ work to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, such as the technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT.
This legal action is part of a series of lawsuits brought by copyright owners against companies involved in large language models (LLMs) and chatbots.
Authors like John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jonathan Franzen previously filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in September, accusing the companies of misusing their work to train AI systems.
The recent lawsuit, filed by author and Hollywood Reporter editor Julian Sancton in Manhattan federal court, claims that OpenAI copied tens of thousands of non-fiction books, including Sancton’s “Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night,” without permission to train its LLMs.
Sancton alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft have profited significantly from the use of copyrighted works without compensating non-fiction authors.
The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages and an order to block the alleged infringement. OpenAI declined to comment on the lawsuit due to pending litigation, while Microsoft did not provide a response.
These legal challenges highlight the ongoing debate over intellectual property and fair compensation in the development of advanced AI models.
