Summary
The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their journalism was used to train AI systems without permission. The complaint argues that AI-generated answers can substitute for visits to publisher sites, threatening advertising and subscription revenues.
Why it matters
The case expands the copyright fight from training data to the economic displacement of news publishers.
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