ANI sues OpenAI for unauthorized training of ChatGPT on its content
Indian news agency ANI sued OpenAI in the Delhi High Court, alleging the company used its published content without permission to train ChatGPT and that the system has fabricated news stories attributed to ANI. OpenAI contends its use is protected under fair use principles and states it ceased using ANI content in September.
What happened
Indian news agency ANI filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the Delhi High Court, alleging that OpenAI used ANI's published content without permission to train ChatGPT.
According to ANI's court submission, ChatGPT has attributed fabricated news stories to ANI. OpenAI's lawyers stated that ANI's website had been placed on an internal block list since September, ceasing usage of its content in future training, but ANI argues that its published works are "permanently stored in the memory of ChatGPT" with "no programmed deletion".
The first hearing took place on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court, where the judge issued a notice to OpenAI to provide a detailed response to ANI's accusations, with the next hearing scheduled for January 28.
Reported impact
ANI stated that "the court is required to decide the legitimacy of the use of publicly available proprietary content by AI platforms."
Index analysis
OpenAI said it "build[s] AI models using publicly available data, in a manner protected by fair use and related principles, and supported by long-standing and widely accepted legal precedents."
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