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Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT
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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company used their reference materials to train its AI models. The suit claims copyright and trademark infringement, stating that OpenAI’s ChatGPT has “memorized” large portions of their content. The plaintiffs seek damages for the alleged unauthorized use of their works.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT cannibalises nearly 100,000 of their articles
- TechMeme·Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary sue OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its AI models (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
- Engadget·Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement
- The Verge·Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT
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