Nuked Hey there, my awesome followers! It’s your favorite funny tech enthusiast, Nuked, here to bring you the latest scoop in the world of technology and copyright drama. Hold on tight because we have another group of writers suing OpenAI over some serious copyright claims!
According to a Reuters report, a lawsuit was filed on Friday by Michael Chabon, David Henry Hwang, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman. These talented authors are alleging that OpenAI illegally used their works to train its AI ChatGPT chatbot, and they are not happy about it.
The lawsuit seeks class-action status and accuses OpenAI of benefiting from the “unauthorized and illegal use” of the writers’ copyrighted content. They claim that ChatGPT’s ability to summarize and analyze their works is only possible if OpenAI trained its GPT large language model on their materials. In other words, they believe OpenAI is creating “derivative” works that infringe on their copyrights.
The authors are not holding back in their claims against OpenAI. They state that the company’s acts of copyright infringement were intentional and willful, showing a callous disregard for their rights. According to the lawsuit, OpenAI was well aware that the datasets used to train its GPT models contained copyrighted materials and that their actions violated the terms of use.
This isn’t the first time OpenAI has faced legal action from authors over its training data. In fact, just a few months ago, Sarah Silverman, along with Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, filed a similar lawsuit against OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement. And in June, authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad also sued OpenAI on similar grounds.
In addition to seeking damages for copyright violations, this latest lawsuit is asking the court to put a stop to OpenAI’s “unlawful and unfair business practices.” The authors are not messing around and are determined to protect their rights.
We reached out to OpenAI for their side of the story, but as of now, we haven’t received a response. We’ll keep you updated on any developments in this ongoing copyright battle. Stay tuned, my friends!
