The New York Times submitted a new court filing in its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. Internal communications revealed in the document show key figures acknowledging the risks of their AI training methods.
The filing alleges OpenAI knew its technology posed an existential threat to publishers. It claims the company’s motivations were primarily commercial rather than for the public good.
OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT noted that AI products are largely substitutive for original content. The filing alleges co-founder Greg Brockman sought gazillions in profit from models trained on copyrighted data.
An unnamed Microsoft executive reportedly described training AI on protected content as an astonishing theft.