USA Today Co. and its network of local newspapers have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. The publisher alleges that the AI company utilized hundreds of thousands of articles without authorization to train its models. The legal action, filed on Thursday, seeks damages exceeding $250 million for the harm caused to its media outlets.
The lawsuit claims that OpenAI built products valued at hundreds of billions of dollars by using copyrighted content without permission. Among the local publications included in the filing are The Tennessean, Indy Star, The Columbus Dispatch, and The Oklahoman. The company asserts that OpenAI's commercial success is based on large-scale copyright infringement.
This case joins a growing list of legal challenges against OpenAI. Other plaintiffs currently suing the company include The New York Times, The Intercept, Ziff Davis, CBC/Radio-Canada, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster, The Seattle Times, and a coalition representing nearly 400 local newspapers. OpenAI has not yet provided a comment on the situation.
