New York Times alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
The New York Times alleged that OpenAI committed "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions" by scraping over 10 million articles, including a third from its own content. Microsoft's Brent Hect warned of a potential "accidental cover up" regarding the use of this material. The lawsuit seeks damages for the alleged copyright infringement, with implications for AI's impact on news traffic.