Canadian news companies sue OpenAI
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The Facts
Several major Canadian news organizations — including CBC and Toronto Star — filed a joint lawsuit against OpenAI in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Friday, seeking damages of CA$20K (US$14.7K) per article they claim was used to train ChatGPT.
The media companies allege that OpenAI inappropriately and illegally scraped content from their websites without authorization or compensation to power its large language models, violating copyright laws and terms of use agreements.
The Spin
Narrative A
The unauthorized use of journalistic content for commercial AI development undermines the substantial investments made by news organizations in producing quality journalism, while allowing tech companies to profit from others' intellectual property without compensation or consent.
Narrative B
The AI models are trained on publicly available data in accordance with fair use principles that support innovation. News publishers are offered attribution, links to their content, and the option to opt out of data collection, demonstrating a collaborative approach to technological advancement.
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