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OpenAI hit with 7 new tort lawsuits, 4 involving suicides
Read more: OpenAI hit with 7 new tort lawsuits, 4 involving suicidesOpenAI was hit with 7 new tort lawsuits in California Superior Court for San Francisco (1-3) or Los Angeles County (4-7). 4 cases involve suicides: Lacey, Enneking, Shamblin, and Fox. They add to the existing lawsuit, Raine v. OpenAI, also involving a suicide of a teen. The lawsuits are: It appears that the lawsuits were…
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Apple chooses Google’s AI model to power new Siri. Google AI model has least exposure to Shadow Library copyright lawsuits.
Read more: Apple chooses Google’s AI model to power new Siri. Google AI model has least exposure to Shadow Library copyright lawsuits.As Bloomberg first reported, Apple has chosen to use Google’s AI model to power the new Siri. Apple will pay Google $1 billion a year for use of its AI model. Meanwhile, Google pays Apple $20 billion a year to be the default search engine in Safari. Why this deal makes sense Putting aside the…
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Sam Altman gets snippy when questioned about size of OpenAI infrastructure investments
Read more: Sam Altman gets snippy when questioned about size of OpenAI infrastructure investmentsOn the podcast BG2 hosted by Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner, Sam Altman got snippy when Gerstner asked a legitimate question on how OpenAI can make over $1 trillion in investments while generating comparatively low revenues. Altman retorted: “We’re doing more revenue than that. Second of all, Brad, if you want to sell your shares…
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Sam Altman, Elon Musk get into testy exchange on X over OpenAI
Read more: Sam Altman, Elon Musk get into testy exchange on X over OpenAISam Altman and Elon Musk got into a testy exchange on X over OpenAI’s conversion from non-profit to public benefit corporation. Musk, who was one of the early backers of OpenAI, is embroiled in a contentious lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, contesting the conversion. Over the weekend, the two got into a really testy…
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Tracker of Tort Lawsuits v. AI companies
Read more: Tracker of Tort Lawsuits v. AI companiesWe created a new case tracker for tort lawsuits against AI companies. So far, we compiled the products liability lawsuits and defamation lawsuits against AI companies in the United States. We identified 6 products liability lawsuits v. Character.AI/Google (5) and OpenAI (1). We identified 6 defamation suits against Google (3), Meta (1), Microsoft (1), and…
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OpenAI’s expected IPO in 2026 increases probability it settles copyright suits
Read more: OpenAI’s expected IPO in 2026 increases probability it settles copyright suitsNow that OpenAI restructured itself into a public benefit company, there’s already anticipation for it to offer an IPO potentially as early as late 2026 with a valuation of $1 trillion. An IPO increases the probability OpenAI settles most or all of the copyright suits The timing of an IPO could affect OpenAI’s willingness to…
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Magistrate Judge Wang allows discovery related to OpenAI’s alleged use of Library Genesis, shadow library
Read more: Magistrate Judge Wang allows discovery related to OpenAI’s alleged use of Library Genesis, shadow libraryThe fallout from Judge Stein’s decision to allow the Class Plaintiffs to pursue a separate copyright claim based on OpenAI’s alleged downloading of book copies from shadow libraries, such as Library Genesis, continues. Magistrate Judge Wang just allowed the Plaintiffs discovery related to OpenAI’s alleged use of Library Genesis. The Plaintiffs will milk the Shadow…
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OpenAI converts to public benefit corporation, clearing way for future IPO
Read more: OpenAI converts to public benefit corporation, clearing way for future IPOAs OpenAI still faces more than a dozen copyright lawsuits, it has finalized its conversion into a for-profit public benefit corporation in which a nonprofit, the OpenAI Foundation holds a $130 billion equity stake. OpenAI Board of Directors Chair Bret Taylor explained the structure: OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit; its mission is…
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Is case v. OpenAI now Bartz II? Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s motion to strike download claim from Shadow Library.
Read more: Is case v. OpenAI now Bartz II? Judge Stein denies OpenAI’s motion to strike download claim from Shadow Library.Things just went from bad to worse for OpenAI. Judge Stein issued a second opinion related to OpenAI’s and Microsoft’s motions to strike allegedly new allegations made in the Consolidated Class Action Complaint by book authors. (Judge Stein’s first opinion denied OpenAI’s motion to dismiss the “output” copyright infringement claim.) OpenAI won a modest victory:…
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Book Authors spar with OpenAI, Microsoft over discovery related to books datasets, Bing Index, waiver of attorney-client privilege
Read more: Book Authors spar with OpenAI, Microsoft over discovery related to books datasets, Bing Index, waiver of attorney-client privilegeOn October 29, Magistrate Judge Ona Wang will hold a discovery conference to go over disputes between the parties. Let’s take a look at the discovery disputes between the book authors (aka “class” plaintiffs) and OpenAI and Microsoft. Issues: Positions of the parties DOWNLOAD THE CHARTS OF THE PARTIES