1.The New York Times vs. OpenAI and Microsoft (December 27, 2023)
The New York Times claimed that millions of its articles were used without permission for AI model training, allowing ChatGPT and others to generate nearly identical articles. They filed a lawsuit claiming this caused losses to their revenue.
2. Authors’ Guild vs. OpenAI
The U.S. Authors Guild filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI for using copyrighted books for AI training without permission.
3. Artists vs. AI Companies (August 2024)
Artists filed copyright and trademark infringement lawsuits against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Runway AI. With claims of AI imitating artwork styles, the court allowed some claims to proceed.
These cases clearly show that legal and ethical considerations are essential when using copyrighted materials for AI model development.
