Besides all the rise and shine of ChatGPT, things have taken an ugly turn. In an unexpected turn of events, US comedian Sarah Silverman and two other writers have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, a popular AI language model. The case charges copyright infringement, with the plaintiffs accusing OpenAI of utilizing their works to train their AI models without authorization. This legal action adds to the rising worries about using copyrighted content in AI research that tech corporations face.
The trio also sued Meta, Facebook's parent company, saying that its open-source models included stolen downloads of their books for training reasons. OpenAI and Meta have been accused of using copyrighted works, including those by the plaintiffs, without permission, credit, or compensation.
The complaints, filed in a California court, allege copyright infringement in the training of AI models. These cases, if successful, might have a considerable influence on the development of AI technology, limiting how tech companies create their models and generate human-like content.
OpenAI and Microsoft's GitHub have recently faced trials from source-code owners, while visual artists and the photo agency Getty have launched legal action against Stability AI. Silverman, as well as other writers Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, are represented in these actions by San Francisco lawyers Joseph Saveri and Matthew Butterick.
Silverman's blockbuster memoir "The Bedwetter," Golden's horror novel "Ararat," and Kadrey's supernatural noir series "Sandman Slim" were all mentioned in the plaintiffs' case. They claim that their copyrighted works were utilized to train ChatGPT without their permission, and they even produced evidence, including full descriptions of the works used by the AI model.
The complaint argues that Meta used an illegally built "shadow library" to generate its LLaMA models, incorporating the plaintiffs' contributions. These shadow libraries use stolen torrent downloads to disseminate copyrighted content illegally.
As for now, the OpenAI is resilient to comment on the complaint, whereas we are still waiting for the Meta to react to comment requests.
This judicial fight underscores the persistent conflict between AI technology and intellectual property rules. As the dispute plays out, it will be interesting to observe how these cases impact the future of AI development and the obligation of tech corporations to preserve intellectual property rights. What if all these accusations are authentic or proven in court? Would there be any chances to limit the OpenAI activities? Let's wait and watch.
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The trio also sued Meta, Facebook's parent company, saying that its open-source models included stolen downloads of their books for training reasons. OpenAI and Meta have been accused of using copyrighted works, including those by the plaintiffs, without permission, credit, or compensation.
The complaints, filed in a California court, allege copyright infringement in the training of AI models. These cases, if successful, might have a considerable influence on the development of AI technology, limiting how tech companies create their models and generate human-like content.
OpenAI and Microsoft's GitHub have recently faced trials from source-code owners, while visual artists and the photo agency Getty have launched legal action against Stability AI. Silverman, as well as other writers Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, are represented in these actions by San Francisco lawyers Joseph Saveri and Matthew Butterick.
Silverman's blockbuster memoir "The Bedwetter," Golden's horror novel "Ararat," and Kadrey's supernatural noir series "Sandman Slim" were all mentioned in the plaintiffs' case. They claim that their copyrighted works were utilized to train ChatGPT without their permission, and they even produced evidence, including full descriptions of the works used by the AI model.
The complaint argues that Meta used an illegally built "shadow library" to generate its LLaMA models, incorporating the plaintiffs' contributions. These shadow libraries use stolen torrent downloads to disseminate copyrighted content illegally.
As for now, the OpenAI is resilient to comment on the complaint, whereas we are still waiting for the Meta to react to comment requests.
This judicial fight underscores the persistent conflict between AI technology and intellectual property rules. As the dispute plays out, it will be interesting to observe how these cases impact the future of AI development and the obligation of tech corporations to preserve intellectual property rights. What if all these accusations are authentic or proven in court? Would there be any chances to limit the OpenAI activities? Let's wait and watch.
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