OpenAI, Microsoft executive quotes threaten copyright defense, news outlets argue
Previously redacted court filings made public on Thursday reveal that OpenAI and Microsoft executives privately described their AI systems as substitutes for journalism. The New York Times and other news outlets argue these quotes gut the tech companies' fair-use defense in their ongoing Manhattan federal copyright lawsuit. The publishers claim the evidence shows the companies knew their actions were wrong. Among the unsealed quotes, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, reportedly stated that publishers face an "existential threat" from products that are "largely substitutive." Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella agreed under oath that chatbot conversations substitute for visiting underlying…
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- Unsealed court filings show OpenAI and Microsoft executives privately called AI products substitutes for journalism.
- Nick Turley reportedly stated that ChatGPT poses an "existential threat" and is "largely substitutive" to publishers.
- Microsoft defended Satya Nadella's testimony as consistent with its legal position, describing it as broad observations.
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