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Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism as training data for AI models. They claim the AI often reproduces passages from their reporting without permission.

Source: The Verge AI · theverge.com Published 2026-09-06T23:36:04+00:00 Detected 2026-09-07T01:18:29+00:00
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The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism as training data for AI models. They claim the AI often reproduces passages from their reporting without permission.

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The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is...

These lawsuits highlight ongoing legal challenges around AI training data and copyright, raising questions about how AI companies use copyrighted content. The outcomes could influence future AI development and content licensing practices.

Signal Strength 95% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 53 Category OPEN SOURCE Reader Depth TECHNICAL Event context 1 source

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