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The Wikimedia Foundation weighs in on the NYT's case against OpenAI
The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web. The Wikimedia Foundation has weighed in on the copyright lawsuit launched by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft .
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The Wikimedia Foundation submitted an amicus brief in the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, urging the court to adopt a nuanced approach. The suit seeks to determine whether the companies’ use of NYT content—including for AI model training—violates copyright law. Wikipedia’s organizers warned that an extreme ruling in either direction could jeopardize the open web, emphasizing the broader impact on how publicly available information is used online.
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