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OpenAI’s proposed reply reveals more on Books 1, 2 datasets used to train GPT-3
Read more: OpenAI’s proposed reply reveals more on Books 1, 2 datasets used to train GPT-3In its proposed reply to support its Rule 72(a) objection to Magistrate Judge Wang’s ruling that OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege, OpenAI gives us a fuller description of the timeline in which OpenAI used Books 1 and 2 datasets: The Book Author Class Plaintiffs also describe their own timeline in their brief: Our Own Timeline…
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Sergey Brin admits Google fumbled developing AI after seminal transformer paper (Attention Is All You Need) that spawned ChatGPT
Read more: Sergey Brin admits Google fumbled developing AI after seminal transformer paper (Attention Is All You Need) that spawned ChatGPTSergey Brin recently admitted that Google underinvested in AI after Google researchers posted their seminal paper on the transformer architecture in the paper “Attention Is All You Need” in 2017. Because Google shared the discovery with everyone, OpenAI ran with it, which led to ChatGPT. Sam Altman also recently said that, had Google taken OpenAI…
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Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?
Read more: Sam Altman’s lunch with New York Times and other news organization. What does it mean for the NYT copyright lawsuit v. OpenAI?It’s been widely reported that Sam Altman convened the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other news media to a lunch at Rosemary’s Midtown. Quite remarkable given that the New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement and is seeking damages award that could be in the billions. But the lunch…
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Disney strikes deal with OpenAI, including $1B stake in OpenAI and licensing of Disney characters in Sora videos
Read more: Disney strikes deal with OpenAI, including $1B stake in OpenAI and licensing of Disney characters in Sora videosFrom OpenAI’s press release: The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform, bringing these leaders in creativity and innovation together to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling. As part of this new, three-year licensing agreement,…
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OpenAI hit with another wrongful death suit: Suzanne Eberson Adams estate v. OpenAI: First County Bank v. OpenAI Foundation
Read more: OpenAI hit with another wrongful death suit: Suzanne Eberson Adams estate v. OpenAI: First County Bank v. OpenAI FoundationAs reported by Wall Street Journal, the estate of Suzanne Ebersom Adams has sued OpenAI for the alleged role of ChatGPT in the murder of Adams by her son, Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56 years old, who then committed suicide. The case is titled First County Bank v. OpenAI Foundation. Excerpt of Complaint: DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINT
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OpenAI enlists Lisa Blatt to handle appeal to Judge Stein of major discovery ruling by Magistrate Judge Wang
Read more: OpenAI enlists Lisa Blatt to handle appeal to Judge Stein of major discovery ruling by Magistrate Judge WangOpenAI enlisted Lisa Blatt of Williams & Connolly, the prominent Supreme Court litigator, to handle the appeal to Judge Stein of the controversial discovery decision by Magistrate Judge Wang finding OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege. Blatt “has argued 55 cases before the United States Supreme Court and has an 81% win rate in cases decided,” including successfully the…
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Magistrate Judge Wang denies OpenAI’s reconsideration of ruling on producing 20 Million ChatGPT Logs anonymized
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang denies OpenAI’s reconsideration of ruling on producing 20 Million ChatGPT Logs anonymizedMagistrate Judge Wang denied OpenAI’s motion for reconsideration on her prior ruling ordering OpenAI to turn over 20 million ChatGPT Logs, anonymized. “The Court is in receipt of OpenAI’s motion for reconsideration, (ECF 742), 1 of my November 7, 2025, order directing OpenAI to produce the 20 million retained, de-identified consumer ChatGPT output logs (the…
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OpenAI calls “code red” in response to Google Gemini 3’s ascension. Also faces potential liability in dozen copyright lawsuits.
Read more: OpenAI calls “code red” in response to Google Gemini 3’s ascension. Also faces potential liability in dozen copyright lawsuits.As the Information first reported, Sam Altman issued a “code red” to OpenAI employees. The memo acknowledged a serious threat posed by Google’s latest Gemini 3. Not too long ago, the roles were reversed: Google called a “code red” in 2023 with the release of ChatGPT. The Wall Street Journal also reported: “Gemini’s user base…
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Is Magistrate Judge’s decision on OpenAI’s waiver of attorney-client privilege due to willfulness of civil infringment but no waiver on criminal infringement contradictory?
Read more: Is Magistrate Judge’s decision on OpenAI’s waiver of attorney-client privilege due to willfulness of civil infringment but no waiver on criminal infringement contradictory?One of the biggest issues that has arisen in the copyright litigation against OpenAI is whether OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege as to communications in-house OpenAI lawyers made regarding the deletion of Books1 and Books2 datasets in mid-2022 after OpenAI torrented them in 2018 and then used them to train an earlier AI model(s) of…
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OpenAI asks Magistrate Judge Wang to stay controversial ruling on waiver of attorney-client privilege as it appeals to Judge Stein
Read more: OpenAI asks Magistrate Judge Wang to stay controversial ruling on waiver of attorney-client privilege as it appeals to Judge SteinOpenAI has asked Magistrate Judge Wang to stay her controversial decision holding that OpenAI has waived its attorney client privilege related to communications on “non-use” and “reasons” for deleting Books1 and Books2 before any copyright litigation started. OpenAI will appeal the decision to Judge Stein.