ChatGPT lawsuit from Canada news publishers [Video]

OTTAWA –

A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system, saying the company breaches copyright by “scraping large swaths of content” from media websites.

“OpenAI is capitalizing and profiting from the use of this content, without getting permission or compensating content owners,” the coalition said in a statement Friday.

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The coalition, which includes The Canadian Press, Torstar, The Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, said the companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars into journalism, and that content is protected by copyright.

“News media companies welcome technological innovations. However, all participants must follow the law, and any use of intellectual property must be on fair terms,” the statement said.

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