The New York Times vs OpenAI: Whoever wins, we lose

Down Round

Over the Xmas break, the New York Times announced it would be suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging that its GPT platform is trained on copyrighted NYT content. This has become a problem, according to the NYT, because OpenAI is now a direct competitor.

We dive into the lawsuit, and chat a bit about the media, AI and what the future of content looks like. If you're holding out for the last episode of The Down Round Experience... fear not, it's coming this week.

Links

• The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work – NY Times
• OpenAI's response
• Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers - Futurism

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