ANI sues OpenAI for unlawful use of content in AI training
Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing the creator of ChatGPT of using published content without permission to help train the artificial intelligence chatbot, something OpenAI says it has stopped doing.
ANI is the latest news organization worldwide to take OpenAI to court following lawsuits in the US by newspapers such as the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune.
The first hearing in the case took place on Tuesday in a High Court in New Delhi, where the judge issued a notice to OpenAI to provide a detailed response to ANI’s allegations.
ANI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
ANI also accused OpenAI services of attributing fabricated news stories to the publication, according to Monday’s court statement, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters.
The lawsuit included emails sent to ANI by OpenAI’s lawyers in India, stating that the Indian news agency’s website had been placed on an internal block list since September, preventing the use of its content in future AI training. models was discontinued.
However, ANI states that its published works are “permanently stored in ChatGPT’s memory” and “no programmed deletion occurs.”
When asked about the ANI lawsuit, an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement: “We build our AI models using publicly available data, in a manner that is protected by fair use and related principles, and supported by long-standing and common accepted legal precedents”.
OpenAI and other tech companies have faced a wave of lawsuits from authors, visual artists, music publishers and other copyright owners for allegedly exploiting their work without permission. OpenAI has denied copyright infringement.
ANI said in its filing that OpenAI had “refused to obtain a lawful license or permission” for ANI’s use of original works. The AI company has entered into licensing agreements with news organizations such as the Financial Times and Associated Press for similar uses of copyrighted content, the company said.
Reuters has a minority stake in ANI and has been asked to comment on the story.
In its statement, OpenAI said it has partnerships with many news organizations around the world and is in discussions to explore more such opportunities, including in India.
The court will hear the case further on January 28.
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