ChatGPT sued for AI copyright infringement in the US

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This is the latest complaint from creators against artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies since Open AI released ChatGPT, which took the world by storm.

The plaintiffs allege that Open AI used their work without permission to train AI models, a case that is expected to lead to a rise in cases that complicate the development of the world’s biggest new technology trend. The plaintiffs also sue Facebook’s parent company Meta for using downloads of their books for training purposes.

Specifically, the authors in this lawsuit mention Silverman’s 2010 best-selling memoir “The Bedwetter,” Golden’s horror novel “Ararat,” and Kadrey’s acclaimed supernatural novel series “Sandman Slim.” The authors are suing OpenAI for using their books as training material for ChatGPT, and Meta for using their work to build its LLaMA model.

The plaintiffs' attorneys said that much of the training material OpenAI and Meta used came from “copyrighted works — including Plaintiffs' books — that were copied without the authors' consent and without payment or compensation.”

In both lawsuits, which were filed in a California court on July 7, the authors allege that OpenAI and Meta’s use of their work to train AI models constitutes copyright infringement. If successful, the lawsuits would force the tech companies to change the way they build models and create content. Similar recent complaints include a lawsuit by source code owners against OpenAI and Microsoft’s GitHub, and a lawsuit by visual artists and Getty Images against Stability AI.

OpenAI has declined to comment on the lawsuit, while Meta has not yet responded.

According to VNA