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Coverage dated February 26, 2024 to February 27, 2024

Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalism

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 2 developments

News industry lawsuits are piling up for OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot ChatGPT. Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sued OpenAI on Wednesday, saying the company used their journalism without permission, credit or payment.

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. OpenAI alleges New York Times ‘hacked' ChatGPT for lawsuit evidence

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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    Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalism

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    OpenAI claims New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In a filing Monday, OpenAI claims a ‘hired gun’ took ‘tens of thousands of attempts to generate the highly anomalous results’

  2. New York Times

    OpenAI Seeks to DismissParts of The New York Times’s Lawsuit (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The artificial intelligence start-up argued that its online chatbot, ChatGPT, is not a substitute for a New York Times subscription.

  3. NBC New York

    OpenAI alleges New York Times ‘hacked' ChatGPT for lawsuit evidence (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    OpenAI asked a judge to dismiss parts of The New York Times’ lawsuit against it, alleging that the media company “paid someone to hack OpenAI’s...

  4. The Daily Dot

    OpenAI claims New York Times brute force 'hacked' ChatGPT to create the basis for massive copyright suit (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    New York Times 'hacked' ChatGPT, according to an argument by OpenAI's lawyers, who want the newspaper's case against them dismissed.

  5. New York Post

    OpenAI says NY Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit, generate misleading evidence (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper "hacked" its chatbot ChatGPT.

  6. Forbes

    OpenAI Claims New York Times Hired Someone To ‘Hack’ ChatGPT For Copyright Lawsuit (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A new filing accused the newspaper of using “deceptive prompts” to get ChatGPT to recreate copyrighted works.

  7. The Guardian

    The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for copyright infringement (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Progressive US outlets file lawsuits claiming the company in effect plagiarized journalists’ work to develop ChatGPT

  8. Valdosta Daily Times

    Raw Story Sues OpenAI for Violating Copyright Act (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 28, 2024

  9. KOB 4

    Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalism (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    News industry lawsuits are piling up for OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot ChatGPT. Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sued OpenAI on Wednesday, saying the company used their journalism without permission, credit or payment.

  10. The Hollywood Reporter

    More News Publishers Sue OpenAI Over Copyright Claims As Legal Strategy Shifts (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Unlike other lawsuits, The Intercept, Raw Story and Alternet do not advance claims for copyright infringement.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.