Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right?

The top 3

  1. Authors Guild vs. OpenAI & Microsoft: The Authors Guild, along with 17 authors including George R.R. Martin and John Grisham, filed a class-action lawsuit in September 2023, alleging OpenAI and Microsoft systematically used copyrighted books to train their GPT models without authorization or compensation.
  2. Sarah Silverman et al. vs. OpenAI & Meta: Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden sued OpenAI and Meta in July 2023, alleging their copyrighted books were used to train AI models like ChatGPT and LLaMA without consent or compensation.
  3. New York Times vs. OpenAI & Microsoft: The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit in December 2023 against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their AI models were trained on millions of Times articles without authorization, competing with its journalism and potentially costing billions in damages.

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