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OpenAI sued again in copyright case. Complaint PDF in Basbanes v. Microsoft
Read more: OpenAI sued again in copyright case. Complaint PDF in Basbanes v. MicrosoftA week after the New York Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI, two journalists and nonfiction writers Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Ngagoyeanes, who wrote under the name Nicholas Gage for both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, have filed a somewhat similar copyright lawsuit against the same companies, although this time asking for…
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How did the New York Times figure out the glitch in GPT-4 for Exhibit J in its lawsuit v. OpenAI?
Read more: How did the New York Times figure out the glitch in GPT-4 for Exhibit J in its lawsuit v. OpenAI?The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI sent shockwaves across the business and media sector. Although a threat of a lawsuit had been revealed months ago, the Complaint filed by the NYT was cogent and chock-full of examples of alleged infringement. If OpenAI was trying to negotiate a licensing deal with the…
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Exhibit J to New York Times Complaint provides “One Hundred Examples of GPT-4 Memorizing Content from the New York Times”
Read more: Exhibit J to New York Times Complaint provides “One Hundred Examples of GPT-4 Memorizing Content from the New York Times”Exhibit J to The New York Times’s Complaint against Microsoft and OpenAI allegedly provides “One Hundred Examples of GPT-4 Memorizing Content from The New York Times.” In 127 pages. Wow! UPDATE: This is an impressive collection of alleged infringement. We discuss the apparent process by which the New York Times generated these examples, in our…
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New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement (download Complaint & Exhibit J)
Read more: New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement (download Complaint & Exhibit J)The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging copyright infringement (direct and secondary infringement based on vicarious and contributory infringement), misappropriation, and trademark dilution. The Complaint seeks the following relief: 1. Awarding The Times statutory damages, compensatory damages, restitution, disgorgement, and any other…
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New AI lawsuit: Julian Sancton v. OpenAI, Microsoft
Read more: New AI lawsuit: Julian Sancton v. OpenAI, MicrosoftIn the Southern District of New York, the author Julian Sancton filed a proposed copyright class action against OpenAI, its subsidiaries, and Microsoft. The Complaint is below: Using ChatGPT, we created a Table summarizing the 2 counts in the Complaint. Sancton v. OpenAI: Counts, Specific Allegations, and Named Defendants Count Specific Allegations Named Defendants Count…
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Over 70% staff of OpenAI demands Board to resign and reinstate Sam Altman; Board member Ilya Sutskever joins mutiny
Read more: Over 70% staff of OpenAI demands Board to resign and reinstate Sam Altman; Board member Ilya Sutskever joins mutinyThe turmoil at OpenAI keeps roiling. For a summary of the last 72 hours, click here. Now, over 500 employees, or over 70% of the company’s staff, threatened to join Microsoft’s new AI unit if the OpenAI Board members don’t resign. Kara Swisher and Wired broke the story. Shockingly, one of the Board Members and…
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After wavering, OpenAI Board sticks to its firing of Sam Altman. Microsoft hires Altman and Brockman to start new AI unit.
Read more: After wavering, OpenAI Board sticks to its firing of Sam Altman. Microsoft hires Altman and Brockman to start new AI unit.The last 72 hours played out like a corporate Game of Thrones, with head-spinning twists, and shocking turn of events. Late Friday, the OpenAI Board announced it had fired its popular CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, in a stunning post on its website. That led its President and co-founder Greg Brockman to quit in protest;…
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Google, Microsoft, Anthropic form the AI Frontier Model Forum
Read more: Google, Microsoft, Anthropic form the AI Frontier Model ForumAfter the White House announced voluntary commitments by 8 AI companies to safety measures, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic announced the formation of the “Frontier Model Forum, an industry body focused on ensuring safe and responsible development of frontier AI models.”
