A California federal judge on December 7, 2023, challenged the counsel for Sarah Silverman and other authors involved in a lawsuit over OpenAI’s artificial intelligence product. The judge sought explanations as to why secondary claims from their copyright infringement suit should not be dismissed. This questioning comes in the light of a similar case where another federal judge dismissed comparable claims against Meta.
The legal proceedings pertain to alleged copyright infringement concerning the artificial intelligence product of OpenAI, a well-known research organization prominent in the field of AI. Comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, along with other authors, have taken issue, raising claims over potential breeches.
However, the federal judge’s queries reflect a precedent that could potentially impact the outcome of the OpenAI case. The precedent revolves around a recent ruling where claims similar to those made by Silverman and co-authors were dismissed in a case against Meta.
As things stand, it remains up to the plaintiffs’ legal team to sufficiently justify why these secondary claims should not meet a similar fate in the OpenAI lawsuit.