News Organizations Challenge 'Fair Use' Defense in AI Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft

What happened

Multiple news organizations, including The New York Times and Chicago Tribune, have asked a Manhattan judge to reject Microsoft and OpenAI's 'fair use' defense in a copyright lawsuit. The plaintiffs allege that AI systems were trained on copyrighted news content without authorization, constituting intellectual property infringement and harming journalism.

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