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Microsoft invokes VCRs in motion to dismiss The New York Times’s AI lawsuit

The Verge · 1y

Microsoft is arguing that OpenAI's large language models, like ChatGPT, are not infringing on copyright despite claims made by The New York Times. The Times sued Microsoft, alleging that the software giant copied its articles to train the language model. Microsoft's lawyers compare the situation to the introduction of technologies like VCRs and personal computers, which were legal despite their potential for copyright abuse. The company also disputes the Times' allegations of copyright infringement and violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), stating that the claims lack sufficient evidence.