OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has been sued by a number of news organizations for using articles to train their artificial intelligence systems, this time by a top Canadian media outlet.
Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI in Ontario Superior Court on Friday. The lawsuit alleges that Sam Altman’s company violates copyright law by “infringing, authorizing, and/or inducing the infringement of copyrights in works owned by news media companies.” .
The AI giant is facing lawsuits from multiple publishers and other copyright holders alleging that OpenAI plagiarized media companies’ articles without compensation and consent by using their articles to train automated chatbots. being woken up.
Canadian media added in a statement: “OpenAI regularly violates copyright and online terms of service by scraping large amounts of content from Canadian media to support the development of its products, such as ChatGPT. We profit from the use of this content without compensating you or the content owner.”
Their claims are aimed at addressing “inappropriate and unlawful uses of Canadian content” and enforcing Canadian law. The lawsuit, led by law firm Lenczner Slaght LLP, seeks punitive damages against OpenAI and a permanent injunction against the AI giant from using the news articles.
The lawsuit from Canada expands on a multifaceted legal battle against OpenAI that includes previous legal claims from the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Denver Post. Media organizations that have reached agreements with OpenAI include Politico and Business Insider owner Axel Springer. News Corporation; Associated Press; Financial Times; Vox Media and Atlantic.
Paul Deegan, president and CEO of News Media Canada, which represents major newspaper groups such as Torstar and Postmedia, argued in a statement to THR: Funding to hire real journalists who produce real stories for real people. While engaging in strip-mining journalism, they are effectively, unfairly, and illegally lining their own pockets to the detriment of publishers. ”
