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OpenAI’s proposed reply reveals more on Books 1, 2 datasets used to train GPT-3
In 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 Read more
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Lisa Blatt asks Judge Stein for leave to file reply to Book Authors’ opposition to challenge to Magistrate Judge’s ruling on waiver of attorney-client privilege
Lisa Blatt of Williams & Connolly, now representing OpenAI, asked Judge Stein for leave to file a reply to the Book Authors’ Class Plaintiffs’ opposition to OpenAI’s objection to Magistrate Judge Wang’s ruling that OpenAI waived its attorney-client privilege. Given the importance of the attorney-client privilege, I expect Judge Stein to grant OpenAI’s reply request. Read more
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Disney says lack of service of complaint on foreign parties does not require dismissal in Minimax case
Disney filed its response to Judge Blumenfeld’s order to show cause on why the case against Minimax and other Chinese and Singaporean companies should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution. Disney has failed to serve the complaint on any of the defendants. But Disney says such failure does not require a dismissal under the Read more
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Lawyers for Chicago Tribune, New York Times in suit v. Perplexity ask 2 judges to transfer to 1 judge
There are 4 lawsuits filed by news media (Dow Jones, New York Times, and Chicago Tribune) and Encyclopaedia Britannica against Perplexity AI, all in the Southern District of New York. But, after two attempts for related case status, Judge Polk Failla denied the asserted combination (Dow Jones/Encyclopaedia Britannica and Dow Jones/Chicago Tribune/New York Times was Read more
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Sergey Brin admits Google fumbled developing AI after seminal transformer paper (Attention Is All You Need) that spawned ChatGPT
Sergey 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 Read more
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Getty Images, Stability AI select Hon. Louis M. Meisinger (Ret.) as mediator
The parties in Getty Images v. Stability AI selected the Hon. Louis M. Meisinger (Ret.) as the private mediator to conduct the mediation conference within 30 days of the Sept. 18, 2026 fact discovery deadline: Read more