OpenAI denies using Indian media content for training?ChatGPT
OpenAI informed the Delhi High Court in a legal filing that it does not use Indian media content to train ChatGPT. OpenAI further stated that the company was not obligated to enter into partnership deals with the media groups to utilise their content which is publicly available.
OpenAI has responded to allegations of unauthorised use of Indian media content to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. OpenAI informed the Delhi High Court in a legal filing that it does not use Indian media content to train ChatGPT and is not obligated to enter licensing deals with them.
OpenAI vs Indian media houses
OpenAI was responding to a complaint filed by ANI last year, alleging that ChatGPT uses its published content without permission to train its AI chatbot.
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Since then, several news outlets and publishers and the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) have also alleged that OpenAI was using content from their websites and reproducing their work on ChatGPT.
'Not obligated to enter into partnership'
Reuters, which first reported about OpenAI's response, further stated that the company was not obligated to enter into partnership deals with the media groups to utilise their content which is publicly available.
In a previous statement, OpenAI had said, "We build our AI models using publicly available data, in a manner protected by fair use and related principles, and supported by long-standing and widely accepted legal precedents."
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OpenAI's copyright troubles around the world
Ever since OpenAI made ChatGPT available to the public in November 2022, the company has come under allegations from various corners claiming that the AI chatbot was trained using copyrighted content.
In the US, eight newspapers, including The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post and others, are suing OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that ChatGPT was using copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train the chatbot.
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In December 2024, five of Canada's most prominent news media outlets also filed a similar lawsuit against OpenAI for copyright infringement.
It is fair use: OpenAI
OpenAI has defended its actions, claiming that its use of copyrighted content falls under "fair use" principles and argued that it is "impossible" to create useful AI models like ChatGPT without utilising copyrighted material.
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