The Center for Investigative Reporting is suing OpenAI and Microsoft

The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), the nonprofit organization that produces Mother Jones It is To reveal, announced on Thursday which is suing Microsoft and OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement, following similar actions by The New York Times and various other media.

“OpenAI and Microsoft began hoovering up our stories to make their products more powerful, but they never asked for permission or offered compensation, unlike other organizations that license our material,” Monika Bauerlein, CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, said in a statement. . . “This free riding behavior is not only unfair, it is a violation of copyright. The work of journalists, at CIR and everywhere, is valuable, and OpenAI and Microsoft know that.”

CIR lawyers argue the process that OpenAI and Microsoft copied its content, undermined relationships with readers and partners, and deprived it of revenue.

CIR joins many others in pursuing legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft. The New York Times already has spent $1 million in its lawsuit against the two companies. A group of eight publications owned by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, including the New York Daily News It is Chicago Tribuneis also processing, along with The interception, Raw History, AlterNetIt is The Denver Post.

“We are working collaboratively with the news industry and partnering with global news publishers to surface their content in our products like ChatGPT, including summaries, quotes and attributions, to drive traffic back to original articles,” said a spokesperson. voice of OpenAI. told CNBC about the CIR process.

OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment from On the edge.

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