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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement .

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The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the companies used their copyrighted journalism as training data for AI models without permission. The plaintiffs allege that the models frequently reproduce passages from their reporting when responding to user queries. The suit adds to a growing list of media outlets accusing OpenAI of copyright infringement. No further details about the lawsuit’s next steps are provided.

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