Chicago Tribune, other major newspapers accuse artificial intelligence companies of stealing content

Chicago Tribune, other major newspapers accuse artificial intelligence companies of stealing content

A group of major newspaper publishers, including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, are accusing two of the biggest artificial intelligence companies of stealing their content to improve their products.

That accusation comes in a civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in New York.

The lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT, and Microsoft’s Copilot AI program.

helping fight wildfires to filling a shortage of mental health professionals.

However, it also has been known to serve up wildly inaccurate information about elections.

The Associated Press reported that Microsoft declined to comment Tuesday. OpenAI didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment to the AP.

In addition to the Tribune and Daily News, the other publishers named as plaintiffs are The Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, San Jose Mercury-News, DP Media Network, ORB Publishing, and Northwest Publications.

John Dodge

Source: cbsnews.com