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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

The Guardian blocks ChatGPT owner OpenAI from trawling its content

OpenAI and ChatGPT logos
ChatGPT uses data that is scraped from websites by its creator, OpenAI. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The Guardian has blocked OpenAI from using its content to power artificial intelligence products such as ChatGPT. Concerns that OpenAI is using unlicensed content to create its AI tools have led to writers bringing lawsuits against the company and creative industries calling for safeguards to protect their intellectual property.

The Guardian has confirmed that it has prevented OpenAI from deploying software that harvests its content.

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