Seattle Times, Newsday sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court. Both news organizations allege copyright infringement, claiming the technology companies copied their journalism without permission. The lawsuits specifically accuse the AI giants of utilizing their proprietary content to train artificial intelligence systems. This legal action highlights ongoing disputes regarding the unauthorized use of journalistic work by AI developers to build and refine their large-scale language models and AI tools.