Indian news agency ANI has sued OpenAI in a New Delhi court, accusing the ChatGPT creator of using its published content without permission to help train artificial intelligence chatbots, OpenAI says That he has stopped doing this.
ANI is the latest news organization globally to take OpenAI to court following lawsuits by newspapers in the US, including the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.
The first hearing in the case took place on Tuesday in the New Delhi High Court, where the judge issued a notice to OpenAI to give a detailed response to ANI’s allegations.
ANI did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
ANI also accused OpenAI of publishing fabricated news on its services, according to a report submitted to the court on Monday, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters.
The court filing 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 the future training of AI models. Was closed.
However, ANI argues that its published works are “permanently stored in ChatGPT’s memory” and “there is no programmed deletion”.
Asked about the ANI lawsuit, a spokesperson for OpenAI said in a statement: “We build our AI models using publicly available data, in a way protected by fair use and related principles, and have long are supported by long-standing and widely accepted legal precedents.”
OpenAI and other tech companies have faced a wave of lawsuits by 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 valid license or permission” for the use of the original works by ANI. It said the AI firm has entered into licensing arrangements with news organizations such as the Financial Times and the Associated Press for equitable use of copyrighted material.
Reuters has a minority stake in ANI and has been asked to comment on the story.
In its statement, OpenAI said it is engaged in partnerships with several news organizations around the world and is in talks to explore more such opportunities, including in India.
The court is scheduled to hear the case next on January 28.
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