"OpenAI Prevails in Partial Dismissal of Sarah Silverman's Copyright Lawsuit"

Sarah Silverman's lawsuit against OpenAI will proceed with some claims dismissed, including negligence, unjust enrichment, DMCA violations, and accusations of vicarious infringement. The unfair competition portion of the lawsuit will proceed, alleging that OpenAI directly infringed on copyrighted material by training AI models on her work without permission. The judge suggested that the federal Copyright Act may preempt the remaining claims, and OpenAI admitted that it would be "impossible to train today's leading AI models without using copyrighted materials." Other groups, including The New York Times and The Author’s Guild, are also suing OpenAI for alleged copyright-related violations.