USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI
USA Today Co. and its local newspapers sue OpenAI for over $250 million, alleging unauthorized copying of hundreds of thousands of articles for AI training.
USA Today Co., along with local outlets including The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch, and The Oklahoman, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging it copied 'hundreds of thousands' of articles to train its AI models without permission. The publisher seeks damages exceeding $250 million, claiming OpenAI's commercial success rests on large-scale copyright infringement and that the unauthorized use has caused 'real and continuing' harm. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- USA Today Co. and multiple local newspapers sue OpenAI over AI training data
- Damages sought exceed $250 million for alleged copyright infringement
- Lawsuit claims hundreds of thousands of articles copied without permission
- OpenAI faces continuing publisher litigation over training data practices
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USA Today Co. , along with the several local newspapers it owns, is suing OpenAI over claims that the company copied "hundreds of thousands" of articles to train its AI models, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a filing on Thursday, the publisher asks for damages of more than $250 million, alleging OpenAI's unauthorized use of its content "has done real and continuing" harm to its outlets.
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