OpenAI has asked a New York court to require the New York Times (NYT) to prove the originality of its articles. This request forms part of a lawsuit where the NYT accuses OpenAI of unauthorized use of its content.
OpenAI’s legal team seeks access to the NYT’s reporter’s notes, interview records, and other related source materials. They argue this is essential to determine the originality and authorship of the articles in question.
The NYT responded by filing a motion to dismiss OpenAI’s request. They argue that the demand is excessive and irrelevant to the main issue of copyright infringement. The NYT stresses that the focus should be on whether OpenAI used the copyrighted articles without permission, not on the intricacies of their journalistic process.
This case highlights the ongoing tension between traditional media and AI companies over content use and copyright laws. It could set important precedents for how AI models are trained using copyrighted material.
