Microsoft Corp. has recently been included as a defendant in an updated putative copyright class lawsuit against OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research firm. The claim has been lodged by a collection of writers who allege the tech company used copyrighted works to “train” its generative AI product, ChatGPT. The writers posit that the training of ChatGPT by OpenAI could not have happened without the “financial and technical support” from Microsoft.
This amended lawsuit represents an interesting development in the world of Intellectual Property (IP) rights and artificial intelligence. The writers’ claim stands on the premise that Microsoft’s involvement was integral to the exploitation of their copyrighted material. Legal professionals are anticipating significant ramifications depending on the outcome of the case, painting a clearer picture of AI’s frontier in IP law.
More information about the lawsuit can be found in the detailed report provided by Law360.