New York Times Sues OpenAI, Microsoft In Copyright Clash

The New York Times says OpenAI and Microsoft are using powerful AI models to take millions of articles without permission (Credit: AFP)

The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a US court on Wednesday, alleging that the companies' powerful AI models used millions of articles for training without permission.

Through their AI chatbots, the companies "seek to free-ride on The Times' massive investment in its journalism by using it to build substitutive products without permission or payment," the lawsuit said.