GoKawiilSeattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft over AI training data
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot. The suit claims these tools consume original reporting and generate imitative outputs that could financially undermine the news organizations that created the source material.
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This adds to a growing wave of copyright litigation against AI developers, following The New York Times' 2023 suit, signaling mounting legal pressure on how AI companies source training data. The case is especially awkward given Microsoft and OpenAI have previously funded journalism initiatives at The Seattle Times, highlighting tension between tech industry partnerships and intellectual property disputes.
- Seattle Times and Newsday join a growing list of publishers suing OpenAI and Microsoft over AI training practices.
- The lawsuit warns generative AI could financially devastate the journalism industry by repackaging original content.
- Microsoft says it's open to discussing solutions despite being 'surprised' by the legal action.
Source: techcrunch.com — Anthony Ha, 2026-09-05
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