GoKawiilUSA Today Co. sues OpenAI, seeks over $250 million in damages
USA Today Co. and several of its local newspapers, including The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch and The Oklahoman, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. The suit alleges OpenAI copied hundreds of thousands of articles without permission to train its AI models and seeks more than $250 million in damages.
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The filing argues OpenAI's commercial success depends on unauthorized use of copyrighted journalism, a claim that echoes similar lawsuits from other publishers and could shape how courts treat AI training data. A ruling against OpenAI could force licensing deals or payouts across the industry, while OpenAI has not yet responded publicly to these specific allegations.
- USA Today Co. and affiliated local papers are seeking over $250 million from OpenAI.
- The lawsuit claims OpenAI used hundreds of thousands of articles without consent to train its models.
- OpenAI has not yet commented on the allegations.
Source: theverge.com — Emma Roth, 2026-10-08
Published there as: “USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI”
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