"OpenAI Faces Legal Battle Over Copyrighted Material with New York Times"

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing high-profile lawsuits from The New York Times, authors, and media outlets over their AI chatbots, ChatGPT and Copilot, allegedly infringing on copyrighted materials. The lawsuits argue that the chatbots are diverting web traffic, falsely attributing misinformation, and competing with the same outlets they are trained on. While OpenAI claims fair use and training AI models using publicly available internet materials, the legal battle will test the boundaries of copyright law in the AI era, with courts historically favoring tech companies in similar cases. Some media executives are calling for legislative action to strengthen copyright protections for the AI era.