OpenAI, the entity behind the popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT, finds itself embroiled in a legal dispute as a group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, files a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. They allege that OpenAI unlawfully used their written works to train ChatGPT, without obtaining the necessary permissions.
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Alongside Michael Chabon, the lawsuit includes playwright David Henry Hwang and authors Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder, and Ayelet Waldman. Their claim, which was filed on Friday, asserts that OpenAI copied their literary creations to teach ChatGPT how to respond to human text prompts.
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Chabon’s representatives have deferred inquiries about the lawsuit to the writers’ legal team. Currently, there has been no response from OpenAI or their representatives regarding the allegations.
This legal action marks at least the third instance of a proposed copyright-infringement class action brought against OpenAI by authors. Other prominent tech companies, including Microsoft and Meta Platforms, have also faced similar lawsuits over the utilization of copyrighted material in AI training.
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OpenAI and various other organizations have argued that AI training falls within the boundaries of fair use when it comes to incorporating copyrighted content obtained from the internet.
ChatGPT, which garnered an unprecedented 100 million monthly active users earlier this year, only to be eclipsed by Meta’s Threads app, lies at the center of this new lawsuit. The plaintiffs emphasize that works such as books, plays, and articles represent invaluable assets in ChatGPT’s training regimen as prime examples of high-quality, long-form writing.
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The authors contend that their writing was included in ChatGPT’s training dataset without the required permissions. They argue that the system can proficiently summarize their works and generate text that closely mimics their unique styles.
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The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages and an injunction against what it deems “unlawful and unfair business practices” by OpenAI. This legal dispute underscores the evolving complexities surrounding the use of copyrighted material in AI development.
