"OpenAI Faces $5M Lawsuit Amidst AI Journalism Revolution and Copyright Debates"

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Nonfiction authors Nicholas Basbanes and Nicholas Gage have filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement for using their works to train AI systems without compensation. This follows a similar lawsuit by The New York Times and comes amidst discussions on the rights of content creators in the age of AI. The suit seeks damages for potentially tens of thousands of authors, with each work infringed upon potentially warranting up to $150,000 in damages.
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