Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI
What happened
Court documents in the lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild against Microsoft and OpenAI have been unsealed, showing that top executives were aware that the companies’ AI tools were being used to copy large numbers of books without permission, which is illegal under copyright law. The briefs detail internal discussions and evidence that the firms continued to develop and deploy these models despite knowing the infringement was occurring.
Why it matters
The revelations could pressure AI firms to tighten safeguards against copyright violations and may lead to stricter legal oversight, potentially slowing the rollout of large language models that rely on copyrighted text.
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