OpenAI Faces Copyright Lawsuit from Video Game Company Over AI Training Data

The article discusses a copyright lawsuit filed against OpenAI by a video game company called Anthropic. Anthropic alleges that OpenAI’s AI models, including GPT-3 and DALL-E, were trained on data that included copyrighted code and other materials from Anthropic’s games without permission. The lawsuit claims that OpenAI’s practices of scraping data from the internet for training AI models violate copyright laws. Anthropic is seeking damages and an injunction to prevent OpenAI from using its copyrighted materials. The case highlights the legal challenges surrounding the use of copyrighted data in training AI models, which often involves scraping vast amounts of data from the internet without explicit permission. OpenAI has not yet commented on the lawsuit, but the case could have significant implications for the AI industry and how companies obtain and use training data.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-copyright-lawsuit-new-york-times-video-game-company-2024-11